Thai voters have voted for non-military-backed parties before, but incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s poor performance in the general election could pave the way for an opposition government, says Singapore University of Social Sciences associate professor Antonio Rappa.
, but will change happen?Pheu Thai, fronted by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter Paetongtarn , was already the hot favourite leading up to the polls. But it is the Move Forward Party that has defied expectations so far..
Even though Move Forward’s Pita had vowed to form a government that is “anti-dictator-backed, military-backed parties”, such a coalition would break up the military-skewed senate’s stranglehold on the subsequent race to the premiership.However, the entire house of cards will fall in the case of a military coup, in a country that has seen two military coups ousting democratically elected governments in the last two decades.
Even if there is a smooth transition of power from the current administration, there may be internal struggles in the opposition government. Opposition supporters may need to be placated if the coalition includes a military-backed party.
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