Thailand’s Upstart Democratic Forces Likely to End Junta’s Reign
Harvard-educated businessman expected to become PM Wednesday
It is beginning to appear, against the odds, that Thailand’s 42-year-old Pita Limjaroenrat, whose center-left Move Forward Party set off a political earthquake in the May 14 election, will hold his eight-party coalition together and turn enough votes in the Senate away from the military to become Thailand’s next prime minister.
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