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WikiLeaks cables: Thai leaders doubt suitability of prince to become king | World news | The Guardian

WikiLeaks cables: Thai leaders doubt suitability of prince to become king World news The Guardian: "Thai leaders harbour grave misgivings about the crown prince's fitness to become king owing to his reputation as a womaniser and links to a fugitive former prime minister, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable. 
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Culture-Shock-Thailand-Survival-Etiquette/dp/0761454985?ie=UTF8&tag=cosdelcri-21&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Culture Shock! Thailand: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0761454985&tag=cosdelcri-21" /></a>Three senior members of Thailand<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=cosdelcri-21&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0761454985" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />'s powerful privy council, a group of advisers appointed by the king, make clear their preference for an alternative to Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is considered a political liability because of his extramarital affairs in several European countries. 
The succession is of pressing concern as King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turned 83 this month, is in poor health. Revered by most Thais, he is one of the few unifying figures in a country deeply divided between an urban elite and a rural poor. 
The great fear within the authorities is that with the divisive figure of the crown prince as king, any future political turbulence could split Thailand in two. The military and the police rely on loyalty to the crown to maintain control and without it their authority would be greatly weakened."

WikiLeaks cables: Thai leaders doubt suitability of prince to become king | World news | The Guardian

WikiLeaks cables: Thai leaders doubt suitability of prince to become king World news The Guardian: "Thai leaders harbour grave misgivin...