Thaksin offers to leave politics ahead of fresh elections

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated April 23 2014 - 1:08am, first published 12:19am

Bangkok: Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is ready to “sacrifice his family” by ending its political roles so the country can emerge from months of sometimes violent anti-government protests and political stalemate, according to a close aide.

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