Some analysts in Bangkok predicted the move will help transform Pheu Thai and other political parties that back the Shinawatra family, pushing them to be less dependent on Ms Yingluck's brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, a billionaire forced to live in exile to avoid a jail sentence for corruption. Others predicted the junta's decisive moves will mark the end of a political era for the Shinawatra clan that has dominated Thai politics for almost a decade.