Thailand election: Will military elite let opposition take power?
Al JazeeraAPR 2023
Thai voters have stood up to the military junta and repressive monarchy, and it appears the country is on the verge of real democratic progress. After soundly trouncing the royalist, military-backed opponents in the election, a new generation of reformers is ready to establish a government and transition to freedom. Even if challenges to the monarchy are currently on the back burner, the world should be in no doubt that this is the start of a period of immense change for Thailand.
The people of Thailand still love and respect their king, and it was prudent that Move Forward have silenced the radicals and reaffirmed the place of the monarchy in Thai society. Any attempt to denigrate the monarchy will severely backfire, and many of Move Forward's coalition partners are devoted to the institution. The people of Thailand will not stand for insults to their king.