The move by Thaksin Shinawatra indicates he is hoping that a friendly government will be able to cut short his sentence, although he has said his decision to come back had nothing to do with the Pheu Thai party’s bid for power.

BANGKOK (AP) Thailands divisive former prime minister made a dramatic return home Tuesday to face an eight-year prison term, just as a party linked to him won a vote in Parliament to lead to the coun…