Politics in Thailand has been defined by a battle between ardent royalists and supporters of a populist tycoon-turned-political-leader. Recent elections appear to have dramatically reshaped that struggle
, politics in Thailand has been defined by a battle between ardent royalists and redshirted supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, a populist tycoon-turned-political-leader. The parliamentary elections held on May 14th appear to have dramatically reshaped that struggle.
Move Forward’s leader, a 42-year-old Harvard graduate called Pita Limjaroenrat, has proposed forming a coalition government of six parties, including Pheu Thai, which ran a close second. It had been expected to win the election—parties linked to Mr Thaksin, who was elected prime minister in 2001 before being ousted in a military coup, won every Thai poll between 2001 and 2019.
Instead of blocking Mr Pita in the senate, the establishment might try to unseat him by more underhand means. This has happened before. Move Forward was founded in 2018 by young, progressive Thais and promptly won the third-largest number of seats in an election the following year. Horrified by the party’s proposals to shrink the size of the army, the Thai establishment charged its then-leader with lèse-majesté, banned him from politics and disbanded the party.
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