The Shinawatras and their allies have won unprecedented majorities in five elections since 2001, campaigning on Thaksin’s name and populist policies that earned a loyal following among working-class Thais.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1721559/thai-pm-walks-out-of-news-conference-over-question-on-ex-leader-thaksin

The Shinawatras deny the accusations.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/analysis-some-new-faces-but-old-divisions-to-haunt-thailands-may-election/article_6da0c3b0-490d-50a4-a6fb-be4bea0f4657.html

This firewall that has been created implicitly – and where some senators are concerned, explicitly – to keep the Shinawatras out.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/thai-pm-launches-election-campaign-pledges-new-political-climate/