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Thailand heads to the polls on May 14th, 2023, amidst plenty of drama. An incumbent switching parties. The resurgence of the Shinawatra clan in politics. A crackdown on civil rights. And a new monarch on the throne.
The engineer of the 2014 coup, incumbent Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, hopes to cling to the reins of power. But a surging Pheu Thai party, now led by Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is mounting a formidable challenge.
Against this backdrop is a flagging economy, rising inflation and concerns about the country's civil liberties. What is at stake in the upcoming contest, and can the next government turn Thailand's fortunes around?
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