Thailand 2023 election – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:20:03 +0900 en-US Cracks Are Appearing in Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Coalition https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/cracks-are-appearing-in-thailands-pro-democracy-coalition/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/cracks-are-appearing-in-thailands-pro-democracy-coalition/ Snares and Traps: Thai Politics After the May Election https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/snares-and-traps-thai-politics-after-the-may-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/snares-and-traps-thai-politics-after-the-may-election/ Where Does Thailand’s Politics Go From Here? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/where-does-thailands-politics-go-from-here/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/where-does-thailands-politics-go-from-here/ Thai Election Body Certifies General Election Results https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/thai-election-body-certifies-general-election-results/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/thai-election-body-certifies-general-election-results/ How New Electoral Rules Shaped the Outcome of Thailand’s Election https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-new-electoral-rules-shaped-the-outcome-of-thailands-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-new-electoral-rules-shaped-the-outcome-of-thailands-election/ Thailand’s Election Body Opens Investigation Into Move Forward Leader https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/thailands-election-body-opens-investigation-into-move-forward-leader/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/thailands-election-body-opens-investigation-into-move-forward-leader/ Leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party Says He Disposed of Controversial Media Shares https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/leader-of-thailands-move-forward-party-says-he-disposed-of-controversial-media-shares/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/leader-of-thailands-move-forward-party-says-he-disposed-of-controversial-media-shares/ Factional Politics After Thailand’s Election: Survive or Decline https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/factional-politics-after-thailands-election-survive-or-decline/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/factional-politics-after-thailands-election-survive-or-decline/ Will Thailand’s Move Forward Party Give Up on Lese-Majeste Reform?  https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-thailands-move-forward-party-give-up-on-lese-majeste-reform/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-thailands-move-forward-party-give-up-on-lese-majeste-reform/ How Thailand’s Move Forward Party Painted Bangkok Orange https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-thailands-move-forward-party-painted-bangkok-orange/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-thailands-move-forward-party-painted-bangkok-orange/ How Thailand’s Myanmar Policy Could Change Under Move Forward https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-thailands-myanmar-policy-could-change-under-move-forward/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-thailands-myanmar-policy-could-change-under-move-forward/ Thailand’s Desire For Change Runs Deeper Than the Election Results https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-desire-for-change-runs-deeper-than-the-election-results/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-desire-for-change-runs-deeper-than-the-election-results/ Thai Opposition Coalition Unveils 23-Point Policy Platform https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thai-opposition-coalition-unveils-23-point-policy-platform/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thai-opposition-coalition-unveils-23-point-policy-platform/ Why Did Thailand’s Move Forward Party Win Big in Phuket? https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/why-did-thailands-move-forward-party-win-big-in-phuket/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/why-did-thailands-move-forward-party-win-big-in-phuket/ Key Thai Youth Activist Group Plans Senate Protest https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/key-thai-youth-activist-group-plans-senate-protest/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/key-thai-youth-activist-group-plans-senate-protest/ Thailand’s Move Forward Party Confident of Forming Government, Leader Says https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-move-forward-party-confident-of-forming-government-leader-says/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-move-forward-party-confident-of-forming-government-leader-says/ Former Thai PM Thaksin Hails Move Forward Election Victory https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/former-thai-pm-thaksin-hails-move-forward-election-victory/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/former-thai-pm-thaksin-hails-move-forward-election-victory/ Thailand’s Military Lost the Election, but Will Obstruct the New Government At Every Turn https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-military-lost-the-election-but-will-obstruct-the-new-government-at-every-turn/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-military-lost-the-election-but-will-obstruct-the-new-government-at-every-turn/ Thailand’s Move Forward Party Celebrates Election Win, Begins Coalition Talks https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-move-forward-party-celebrates-election-win-begins-coalition-talks/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-move-forward-party-celebrates-election-win-begins-coalition-talks/ Thailand’s Opposition Parties Score Resounding Election Victory https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/opposition-parties-poised-for-victory-in-thailands-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/opposition-parties-poised-for-victory-in-thailands-election/ Thai Elections Won’t Restore the Rule of Law https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thai-elections-wont-restore-the-rule-of-law/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thai-elections-wont-restore-the-rule-of-law/ Why Thailand’s Political Paralysis Is Set to Continue https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/why-thailands-political-paralysis-is-set-to-continue/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/why-thailands-political-paralysis-is-set-to-continue/ Ahead of Thailand’s Election, Former PM Thaksin Promises to Return https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/ahead-of-thailands-election-former-pm-thaksin-promises-to-return/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/ahead-of-thailands-election-former-pm-thaksin-promises-to-return/ Rumors of Opposition Dissolution Swirl Ahead of Thai Election https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/rumors-of-opposition-dissolution-swirl-ahead-of-thai-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/rumors-of-opposition-dissolution-swirl-ahead-of-thai-election/ Whatever the Outcome of Its Election, Thailand’s Foreign Policy Needs a Reset https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/whatever-the-outcome-of-its-election-thai-foreign-policy-needs-a-reset/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/whatever-the-outcome-of-its-election-thai-foreign-policy-needs-a-reset/ Thailand’s Move Forward Party Will Not Join ‘Inter-bloc’ Coalition https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-move-forward-party-will-not-join-inter-bloc-coalition/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thailands-move-forward-party-will-not-join-inter-bloc-coalition/ Thai Opposition Parties Hold Strong Lead in Pre-Election Polls https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thai-opposition-parties-hold-strong-lead-in-pre-election-polls/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/thai-opposition-parties-hold-strong-lead-in-pre-election-polls/ Thailand’s Democrat Party Pledges to Legalize Sex Toys https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/thailands-democrat-party-pledges-to-legalize-sex-toys/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/thailands-democrat-party-pledges-to-legalize-sex-toys/ Lèse-majesté Abolition Push Is Gaining Ground in Thailand https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/lese-majeste-abolition-push-is-gaining-ground-in-thailand/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/lese-majeste-abolition-push-is-gaining-ground-in-thailand/ Thailand’s General Election: Can the Winner Really Take All? https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/thailands-general-election-can-the-winner-really-take-all/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/thailands-general-election-can-the-winner-really-take-all/ Thai Opposition Parties Tracking Well Ahead of General Election https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/thai-opposition-parties-tracking-well-ahead-of-general-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/thai-opposition-parties-tracking-well-ahead-of-general-election/ The Battle for Democracy: A Look at Thailand and Cambodia’s 2023 Elections https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-battle-for-democracy-a-look-at-thailand-and-cambodias-2023-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-battle-for-democracy-a-look-at-thailand-and-cambodias-2023-elections/ No Time to Die: Thailand’s Palang Pracharath Party https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/no-time-to-die-thailands-palang-pracharath-party/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/no-time-to-die-thailands-palang-pracharath-party/ How Thailand’s Upcoming Election May Alter Its Foreign Policy https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-thailands-upcoming-election-may-alter-its-foreign-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-thailands-upcoming-election-may-alter-its-foreign-policy/ Cambodia and Thailand: A Tale of Two Elections https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/cambodia-and-thailand-a-tale-of-two-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/cambodia-and-thailand-a-tale-of-two-elections/ Thai PM Launches Election Campaign, Pledges ‘New Political Climate’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/thai-pm-launches-election-campaign-pledges-new-political-climate/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/thai-pm-launches-election-campaign-pledges-new-political-climate/ From the Streets to the Ballot Box: Ex-Student Protesters Prepare for Thailand’s Election https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/from-the-streets-to-the-ballot-box-ex-student-protesters-prepare-for-thailands-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/from-the-streets-to-the-ballot-box-ex-student-protesters-prepare-for-thailands-election/ Thai PM Dissolves Parliament, Paving Way For May Election https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/thai-pm-dissolves-parliament-paving-way-for-may-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/thai-pm-dissolves-parliament-paving-way-for-may-election/ Party Policies, Factional Politics, and the 2023 Election in Thailand https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/party-policies-factional-politics-and-the-2023-election-in-thailand/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/party-policies-factional-politics-and-the-2023-election-in-thailand/ Thailand’s Prayut Says Parliament Will Be Dissolved in Early March https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/thailands-prayut-says-parliament-will-be-dissolved-in-early-march/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/thailands-prayut-says-parliament-will-be-dissolved-in-early-march/ Prayut Closes the Gap in Preferred Choice for Thailand’s Next PM https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/prayut-closes-the-gap-in-preferred-choice-for-thailands-next-pm/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/prayut-closes-the-gap-in-preferred-choice-for-thailands-next-pm/ Thai PM Says He Has ‘Date in Mind’ For Dissolution of Parliament https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/thai-pm-says-he-has-date-in-mind-for-dissolution-of-parliament/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/thai-pm-says-he-has-date-in-mind-for-dissolution-of-parliament/ Daughter of Former Thai PM Thaksin Says She Will Seek Premiership https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/daughter-of-former-thai-pm-thaksin-says-she-will-seek-premiership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/daughter-of-former-thai-pm-thaksin-says-she-will-seek-premiership/ Thai Political Parties: No Eternal Allies, No Perpetual Enemies https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/thai-political-parties-no-eternal-allies-no-perpetual-enemies/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/thai-political-parties-no-eternal-allies-no-perpetual-enemies/ Former Thai PM’s Daughter Launches Populist Opposition Campaign https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/former-thai-pms-daughter-launches-populist-opposition-campaign/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/former-thai-pms-daughter-launches-populist-opposition-campaign/ Thai PM Could Jump to New Party Ahead of 2023 Election https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/thai-pm-could-jump-to-new-party-ahead-of-2023-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/thai-pm-could-jump-to-new-party-ahead-of-2023-election/ Old Wine in New Bottles: Political Parties and the Upcoming Election in Thailand https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/old-wine-in-new-bottles-political-parties-and-the-upcoming-election-in-thailand/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/old-wine-in-new-bottles-political-parties-and-the-upcoming-election-in-thailand/ Thailand’s Monkish Politics in the Spotlight https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/thailands-monkish-politics-in-the-spotlight/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/thailands-monkish-politics-in-the-spotlight/ All Eyes on the Andaman Triangle Ahead of Thailand’s Next Election https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/all-eyes-on-the-andaman-triangle-ahead-of-thailands-next-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/all-eyes-on-the-andaman-triangle-ahead-of-thailands-next-election/