For the Thai establishment, this was the worst imaginable result. With nearly all votes counted in Sunday’s general election, the progressive Move Forward Party—which campaigned on stripping power from Thailand’s conservative power nexus centered on the military generals and royal palace—polled best with 151 seats in the 500-strong Lower House. In second place, with 141 seats, sits another opposition party: Pheu Thai of exiled billionaire Thaskin Shinawatra, whose populist political machine is loathed by the Bangkok-based elites and whose ousting in a 2006 coup d’etat uncorked years of political turmoil. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Meanwhile, the military-backed United Thai Nation Party of incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the general who led the 2014 coup that toppled Thaksin’s sister when he was army chief, received just 36 seats in a damning indictment of how his royalist administration has run Southeast Asia’s No.
The Voting In Thailand’s Election Is Finished, But The Politicking Is Just Beginning
Charlie Campbell, Time
Mon, 05/15/2023 - 1:00am
Topics: thaskin shinawatra united thai nation party asia&rsquo ldquo;it s chulalongkorn university thais&mdash varuth pongsapipatt&mdash sopa images/lightrocket/getty imagespita limjaroenrat ldquo;it pita limjaroenrat harvard-educated grab twitter aim sinpeng sydney iseas-yusof ishak institute singapore shinawatra—thaksin&rsquo we anti-corruption commission constitutional court thaksin-aligned future ldquo;but i lillian suwanrumpha&mdash afp/getty imagesa thailand&rsquo there it images&mdash getty imagespeople thai general election bhumjaithai&rsquo time anutin charnvirakul&mdash deputy prime ldquo;not munshi ahmed/bloomberg jes aznar imagesleft thaksin shinawatra firstly ldquo;their thai thailand house pheu thai in bangkok prime minister prayuth chan-ocha thaksin&rsquo ldquo;it thitinan university move article getty napon in thai&rsquo senate election commission the senate&rsquo bhumjaithai seats result establishment role military conservative leader popular political coalition years generals power change young candidate populist days coup hugely campaigned early royal progressive sunday’s vote polls ldquo;people monday bold community work parties military-backed clear top economy return
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more