Germany Says Thai King Cannot Rule From There

Germany Says Thai King Cannot Rule From There
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida attend Prince Mahidol Day celebrations at the Siriraj hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 24, 2020. Stringer/Reuters
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BERLIN—Germany’s foreign minister has said that Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn should not be conducting politics from the European country, where he spends much of his time.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas responded to a question by a Greens member of parliament in the Bundestag on Wednesday at a time that King Vajiralongkorn’s monarchy faces unprecedented calls for reform from protesters in Thailand.