Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra denies he aspires to be re-elected as a prime minister.

Instead, the former premier says he hopes to help forge national reconciliation and does not want his assets, which have been seized by the state, to be returned to him.

During an interview with foreign press from his mansion in Dubai, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he did not aspire to regain his political power.

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