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Horsetrading Begins in Thailand to Keep Military From Returning to Power

Country’s youth in strong support of insurgent parties

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John Berthelsen
May 17, 2023
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The overwhelming vote for opposition parties in Thailand’s May 14 general election is a clear signal once again that the country’s citizenry wants the military out of power, and maybe the royalty, as they have done in every election since 2001, only to have their governments ended by either military coup or malleable courts doing the military’s bidding.

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