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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:20:05 +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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ 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/ Thai Opposition Seeks to Curtail PM Prayut’s Term in Office https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/thai-opposition-seeks-to-curtail-pm-prayuts-term-in-office/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/thai-opposition-seeks-to-curtail-pm-prayuts-term-in-office/ Bangkok’s New Governor is Sending Shockwaves Through Thailand’s Political Landscape https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/bangkoks-new-governor-is-sending-shockwaves-through-thailands-political-landscape/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/bangkoks-new-governor-is-sending-shockwaves-through-thailands-political-landscape/ Thailand’s Democrat Party: The Gloomy Light at the End of the Tunnel https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/thailands-democrat-party-the-gloomy-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/thailands-democrat-party-the-gloomy-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/ The Significance of the Long-Awaited Bangkok Gubernatorial Election https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/the-significance-of-the-long-awaited-bangkok-gubernatorial-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/the-significance-of-the-long-awaited-bangkok-gubernatorial-election/ The Generational Challenge for Thailand’s Generals https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/the-generational-challenge-for-thailands-generals/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/the-generational-challenge-for-thailands-generals/ Thailand’s Coup Leader Completes Engineered Ballot Box Win https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/thailands-coup-leader-completes-engineered-ballot-box-win/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/thailands-coup-leader-completes-engineered-ballot-box-win/ Thailand’s Stolen Election https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/thailands-stolen-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/thailands-stolen-election/ Thailand Junta Chief’s Orwell Plug Sparks Controversy https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/thailand-junta-chiefs-orwell-plug-sparks-controversy/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/thailand-junta-chiefs-orwell-plug-sparks-controversy/ Thailand’s New King Looms Large Amid Post-Election Uncertainty https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/thailands-new-king-looms-large-amid-post-election-uncertainty/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/thailands-new-king-looms-large-amid-post-election-uncertainty/ Irregularities Cloud Thailand’s 2019 Election Results https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/irregularities-cloud-thailands-2019-election-results/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/irregularities-cloud-thailands-2019-election-results/ Thailand-Philippines Defense Ties in Focus With Navy Goodwill Visit https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/thailand-philippines-defense-ties-in-focus-with-navy-goodwill-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/thailand-philippines-defense-ties-in-focus-with-navy-goodwill-visit/ Prayut in Full Campaign Mode for Thailand’s 2019 Elections https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/prayut-in-full-campaign-mode-for-thailands-2019-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/prayut-in-full-campaign-mode-for-thailands-2019-elections/ What Does Thailand’s Royal Shockwave Mean for its Future Politics? https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/what-does-thailands-royal-shockwave-mean-for-its-future-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/what-does-thailands-royal-shockwave-mean-for-its-future-politics/ Defense Minister Visit Puts Vietnam-Thailand Military Ties into Focus https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/defense-minister-visit-puts-vietnam-thailand-military-ties-into-focus/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/defense-minister-visit-puts-vietnam-thailand-military-ties-into-focus/ What Thailand’s Elections Can and Can’t Do for its Democracy https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/what-thailands-elections-can-and-cant-do-for-its-democracy/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/what-thailands-elections-can-and-cant-do-for-its-democracy/ It’s Official: Thailand Has an Election Date https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/its-official-thailand-has-an-election-date/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/its-official-thailand-has-an-election-date/ However Thailand Votes, the Military Is Set to Retain Influence https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/however-thailand-votes-the-military-is-set-to-retain-influence/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/however-thailand-votes-the-military-is-set-to-retain-influence/ Thai Junta Shows No Signs of Halting Assault on Human Rights https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/thai-junta-shows-no-signs-of-halting-assault-on-human-rights/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/thai-junta-shows-no-signs-of-halting-assault-on-human-rights/ Thailand's Junta Cracks Down on Thaksin's Pheu Thai Party https://thediplomat.com/2018/05/thailands-junta-cracks-down-on-thaksins-pheu-thai-party/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/05/thailands-junta-cracks-down-on-thaksins-pheu-thai-party/ Is Time Running Out for Thailand’s Elusive Election? https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/is-time-running-out-for-thailands-elusive-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/is-time-running-out-for-thailands-elusive-election/ The Neverending Story of Thailand’s Elusive Election https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/the-neverending-story-of-thailands-elusive-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/the-neverending-story-of-thailands-elusive-election/ What Will the 2018 Cobra Gold Military Exercises in Thailand Look Like? https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/what-will-the-2018-cobra-gold-military-exercises-in-thailand-look-like/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/what-will-the-2018-cobra-gold-military-exercises-in-thailand-look-like/ A US-Thailand Alliance Boost Under Trump and Prayut? https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/a-us-thailand-alliance-boost-under-trump-and-prayut/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/a-us-thailand-alliance-boost-under-trump-and-prayut/ Why Is Thailand Delaying Elections Until 2018? https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/why-is-thailand-delaying-elections-until-2018/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/why-is-thailand-delaying-elections-until-2018/ A Serious Concern Over the First Use of E-Voting in Thailand https://thediplomat.com/2016/10/a-serious-concern-over-the-first-use-of-e-voting-in-thailand/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/10/a-serious-concern-over-the-first-use-of-e-voting-in-thailand/ What Does Thailand's Referendum Result Mean? https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/what-does-thailands-referendum-result-mean/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/what-does-thailands-referendum-result-mean/ Thailand’s Junta Digs In https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/thailands-junta-digs-in/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/thailands-junta-digs-in/ When Will Thailand’s Elusive Election Be Held? https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/when-will-thailands-elusive-election-be-held/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/09/when-will-thailands-elusive-election-be-held/ Thailand’s Junta Pushes Back Election Date Again https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/thailands-junta-pushes-back-election-date-again/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/07/thailands-junta-pushes-back-election-date-again/ When Will Thailand Hold its Election? https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/thailand-elections-coming-soon-but-later/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/thailand-elections-coming-soon-but-later/ Thailand Completes Troubling New Constitution https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/thailand-completes-troubling-new-constitution/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/thailand-completes-troubling-new-constitution/ Thai Junta Seems Ready to Put Elections Off Longer https://thediplomat.com/2015/03/thai-junta-seems-ready-to-put-elections-off-longer/ https://thediplomat.com/2015/03/thai-junta-seems-ready-to-put-elections-off-longer/ Thailand’s Elections? How About…Never. Is Never Good for You? https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/thailands-elections-how-aboutnever-is-never-good-for-you/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/thailands-elections-how-aboutnever-is-never-good-for-you/ Thai Politics Stifles Peace Talks in Troubled South https://thediplomat.com/2014/01/thai-politics-stifles-peace-talks-in-troubled-south/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/01/thai-politics-stifles-peace-talks-in-troubled-south/