Overjoyed fans have welcomed home ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as he returned to the country after years away. But he was then taken to jail.
Aged just 36,Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the latest member of her famous family hoping to become Thai prime minister.
Shinawatra Thaksin,a billionaire with populist policies,was ousted by a 2006 military coup for alleged abuse of power and disrespect for the monarchy.
Junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha is in the box seat to hang on to power,but millions of Thais are voting in Sunday's election - and the result is by no means certain.