Thailand politics

A party defects from Thailand’s ruling coalition, leaving Prime Minister Prayut with a razor-thin majority.

As a new government takes shape, the issues that lie ahead for it are quite familiar.

While Prayut focuses on solidifying control over Bangkok, the insurgency in the south has gained strength.

New alignments between established forces suggest a bleak outlook for those yearning for change.

While Thailand’s coup leader remains premier, the polls unleashed new democratic sentiments that the regime now struggles to silence.

With parliament’s unsurprising vote, Prayut Chan-o-cha has completed an engineered effort to prolong his rule as premier.

An illegitimate election risks prolonging the country’s problems.

Prayut’s reference to a George Orwell classic has served as yet another front for criticism against the government given its past record and the country’s current state.

Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn faces yet another legal challenge that his supporters see as politically-motivated.

The final results of the March election give no party an absolute majority and suggest that political divisions will remain if not intensify.

King Vajiralongkorn will finally be officially coronated, over two years after the death of beloved King Bhumibol.