It's all frowns in the land of smiles: What is happening in Thai politics?

Move Forward Party's leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat arrives at Parliament before the house speaker vote in Bangkok on July 4, 2023. Thailand's political deadlock shows no signs of ending anytime soon, as months after national elections the kingdom's lawmakers broker, bicker and break alliances with a new prime minister nowhere to be seen. - AFP

BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's political deadlock shows no signs of ending any time soon, as the kingdom's lawmakers broker, bicker and break alliances months after national elections with a new prime minister still nowhere to be seen.

The renewed political instability has revived long-held fears in a country that has seen more than a dozen military coups in the past century.