Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul formally dissolved Parliament on Friday in an effort to head off a threatened no-confidence vote by the opposition People’s Power Party (PPP), which held a majority of seats. Triggering snap elections just three months into Anutin’s term raises the specter of more political turmoil in a country that is already prone to rapid premiership turnover and currently engaged in deadly clashes with neighboring Cambodia.
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Broken Promises
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul formally dissolved Parliament on Friday in an effort to head off a threatened no-confidence vote by the opposition People’s Power Party (PPP), which held a majority of seats. Triggering snap elections just three months into Anutin’s term raises the specter of more political turmoil in a country that is already pr
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