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Thai Elite Crunch Thaksin, Retain Power – For Now

Extraordinary youth movement loses headway but isn’t going away

Sep 29, 2023
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By: Cyril Pereira
Thaksin on the way to jail, sort of

Thailand’s May 14 general election saw a record 75 percent voter participation turf out the military-royalist parties yet again. The will of the people was loud and clear – they wanted radical reform of governance to be rid of the unelected Senate, military rule, and enforced royalty worship.

Pita Limja…

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