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New premier’s father will have key role in Thailand

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: THAILAND
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Thailand AP

Topical: economy international relations politics social coup finance foreign policy government judicial military opposition party policy defence election foreign investment infrastructure investment prices talks
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2024), "New premier’s father will have key role in Thailand", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB289135

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Significance

Pheu Thai remains under the influence of its founder Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn’s father and a former prime minister (2001-06). On August 19, the Criminal Court said the next hearing in a case in which he faces lese majeste and computer crime charges would take place in July 2025.

Impacts

Pheu Thai’s links with conservative parties will encourage some supporters to shift their loyalties to more progressive parties.
The People’s Party, the new iteration of the dissolved Move Forward Party, will be especially popular among young voters.
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin’s sister and a former premier (2011-14), may look to return from self-exile.

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