“Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement: Reforms, Elections, and Challenges”

2023-05-15 18:13:00

The ruling junta wants to prevent the pro-democracy winners from weakening the monarchy. A reform of draconian laws once morest “lese-majeste” is high on the agenda of the reform parties.

“Our beloved Thailand will be a better place, we will change the country,” Pita Limjaroenrat, Thailand’s prime minister-to-be, euphorically welcomed supporters via Twitter Monday morning. The Harvard graduate surprisingly received the most votes in the parliamentary elections in the Southeast Asian country on Sunday with his pro-democracy Move Forward Party (MFP). Young Thais in particular chose the 42-year-old, including many first-time voters.

Pita represents Generation Z, which has been demonstrating once morest the junta that has been in power since 2014 and the authoritarian king for the past three years, despite curfews and arrests: educated and globally connected Thais who insist on the rule of law and want to break with old traditions.

Coalition with the party of the millionaire heiress

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