Thailand’s May 14 election pits Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and the military establishment against the youthful scion of the country’s most famous political dynasty, Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Paethongtarn Shinawatra arrives at a campaign rally last week. Photo: Jack Taylor/AFP via Getty Imagesestablishment against the youthful scion of the country’s most famous political dynasty, Paetongtarn Shinawatra.Thailand has been in quasi-democratic limbo since 2019 when Prayuth was elected after stacking the deck in his own favor while leading a military junta. Since then, Thailand has seen dramatic protests and Prayuth's approval ratings have plummeted.
In 2014, Gen. Prayuth led the junta that dissolved a government led by Paetongtarn’s aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra. The junta pushed through a new constitution that forces any new government to gain a majority of all legislators, including the elected lower houseAny government without military backing needs the support of up to 75% of elected legislators — an incredibly high bar for Paetongtarn's Pheu Thai and other opposition parties.the National Institute of Development Association put Pheu Thai at 50% and another progressive party, Move Forward, at 17%. Prayuth's United Thai Nation had 12%.
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