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Thaksin Shinawatra

March 21, 2023
Thai PM Dissolves Parliament, Paving Way For May Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The polls will once again see a showdown between the allies of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the country's conservative establishment.

February 03, 2023
Thai Activists Push Opposition Party on Royal Defamation Law
By Sebastian Strangio
Activists from the monarchy reform group Thalu Wang have asked the Pheu Thai Party to abolish Section 112 if it wins this year's election.

January 18, 2023
Daughter of Former Thai PM Thaksin Says She Will Seek Premiership
By Sebastian Strangio
If elected, she would become the third Shinawatra to lead Thailand after her father and aunt – both of whom were removed by military coups.

October 14, 2022
No Post-Election Coup, Promises Thai Commander-in-Chief
By Sebastian Strangio
But the army's history of political interventions means that its promises are very far from reassuring.

August 09, 2022
Majority Want Thai PM to Leave Office This Month: Poll
By Sebastian Strangio
Two-thirds of respondents agreed with the Thai opposition's argument that the leader's time as military junta chief should count toward his constitutional term limit.

August 03, 2022
Thai Opposition Seeks to Curtail PM Prayut’s Term in Office
By Sebastian Strangio
The Pheu Thai Party claims that the leader's time as the head of Thailand's junta should count toward his eight-year constitutional term limit.

September 13, 2021
With Eye to Next Election, Thai Government Tweaks Voting Rules
By Sebastian Strangio
The election tweaks, which will benefit larger parties, are designed to solidify the control of Prime Minister Prayut's government.

August 13, 2019
Why Did Thailand's Fugitive Ex-Prime Minister Get Serbian Citizenship?
By Associated Press
Yingluck Shinawatra received Serbian citizenship last week.

June 01, 2019
Thailand’s Stolen Election
By Zachary Abuza
An illegitimate election risks prolonging the country’s problems.

March 30, 2019
Irregularities Cloud Thailand’s 2019 Election Results
By Erin Cook
Doubts about the results and the role of the election commission in particular have further intensified distrust about the country’s institutions and muddied the waters.

March 25, 2019
Thailand 2019 Elections: Conflicting Claims as Final Result Wait Continues
By Kaweewit Kaewjinda and Stephen Wright
Situation intensifies uncertainties about the result as well as the future prospects of the country.

May 23, 2018
Thailand's Junta Cracks Down on Thaksin's Pheu Thai Party
By Neil Thompson
The generals want to be sure the opposition is eliminated before agreeing to hold elections.
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