Meanings of royalist elite in English

The coups were part of a long-running power struggle between Shinawatra supporters and the military-backed royalist elite.

But Thaksin's homecoming would seem unlikely so long as Thailand's military-backed royalist elite remained implacably opposed to it.

Critics of the law say it is often used to pursue opponents of the country's military and royalist elite.

Thaksin is loathed by the royalist elite who accuse him of undermining the monarchy and of graft, accusations he denies.

It would probably lead to further turmoil, with Bangkok's middle classes and the royalist elite unlikely to accept a pro-Thaksin government.

Protesters opposed to the Shinawatras and linked to the royalist elite in Bangkok led six months of protests to topple Yingluck's government.

Instead, it would probably lead to further turmoil, with Bangkok's middle classes and the royalist elite unlikely to accept a pro-Thaksin government.

The "red shirts" are loathed by the mostly Bangkok-based military- royalist elite who have accused the Shinawatra populist governments of corruption.

Political success in Thailand depends on being able to placate the military and royalist elite, said Joshua Kurlantzick of the U.S.-based Council on Foreign Relations.

Yingluck and Thaksin are despised by Thailand's military-backed royalist elite but they remain hugely popular in their traditional powerbase in the country's north and northeast.