Protester throw leaflets demanding the resignation of the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, Chonlanan Srikaew, at the party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit Advertisement Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party (PTP) yesterday announced that it had gained the support from a key military-backed party for its attempt to form … Read more
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives to cast his vote during a general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 14, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File Advertisement In a span of hours yesterday, two events shook Thailand’s political landscape. First, after more than nine years in power, Thai Prime Minister Prayut … Read more
Advertisement While the opposition victory in last month’s general election in Thailand was largely due to broad disaffection with the role of the military and the crown in politics, the results were also influenced by changes to the rules by which the election was run. Many of the changes to the voting rules in the … Read more
Advertisement Thailand’s opposition parties are on the brink of a convincing victory over the military-backed establishment parties in yesterday’s election, setting up an intriguing period of political maneuvering as they seek to convert these gains into a role in the country’s next government. With 99 percent of the votes counted as of this morning, the … Read more