BANGKOK: Thailand is gearing up for a general election Feb 8, which could usher in the fourth prime minister in three years. The snap vote is expected to produce a coalition government, heightening the risk of continued political instability.
Political upheaval has become the norm over the last two decades. A series of short-lived administrations have been ousted by the military or courts in a drama dominated by power struggle between the populist billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra and the military-royalist establishment.
