Thai Politics Descends into Unsolvable Tangle

Pita’s latest defeat leaves everybody with few alternatives

Jul 21, 2023

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The Thai constitutional court’s controversial decision to deny Pita Limjaroenrat the chance to become prime minister, while widely expected by everybody but Pita’s followers, leaves the way open for Pheu Thai, the surrogate political party of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to attempt to take power.

But the scenario is playing out as man…

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