BANGKOK: A Thai pro-democracy party whose rise to power has been thwarted by the country’s conservative establishment is suddenly in pole position to anoint its next prime minister.
After the Constitutional Court ousted Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday (Aug 29) for an ethics violation, her unwieldy 10-party coalition split up. Now the People’s Party, which has been in opposition since a 2023 election despite winning the most seats, is being courted by rival political groups seeking to form a government.
