{"id":19502,"date":"2019-02-22T06:10:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T06:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-tourism.com\/Ar\/2019\/02\/22\/political-drama-in-thailand-as-long-delayed-election-nears\/"},"modified":"2019-02-22T06:10:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T06:10:42","slug":"political-drama-in-thailand-as-long-delayed-election-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-tourism.com\/Ar\/2019\/02\/22\/political-drama-in-thailand-as-long-delayed-election-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"Political drama in Thailand as long-delayed election nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body-200771816342556199\" readability=\"181.611615245\">\n<p class=\"speakable\"><strong>Bangkok, Thailand<\/strong> &#8211; With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/thailand.html\">Thailand<\/a>&#8216;s long-delayed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/01\/thailand-hold-election-2014-coup-190123105406403.html\">elections<\/a> just over a month away, a court ruling is expected to deal a major blow to parties loyal to\u00a0<span>ousted ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra<\/span> and tip the scales in favour of the country&#8217;s military government &#8211; even as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/02\/thailand-election-hope-vote-ends-military-rule-190210080218632.html\">many voters<\/a> appear weary of the generals after five years of army rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Constitutional Court on Wednesday is expected to dissolve Thai Raksa Chart following the party&#8217;s shock but failed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/02\/princess-ubolratana-contest-thailand-elections-pm-candidate-190208022316469.html\">nomination<\/a> of Princess Ubolratana &#8211; the king&#8217;s older sister &#8211; as its candidate for prime minister in the March 24 polls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Pheu Thai, the main pro-Thaksin party, may also later find itself be guilty by association, according to political analyst Supalak Ganjanakhundee, managing editor at The Nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It may not be too difficult to link the two parties together. Some members of Thai Raska Chart came from the Pheu Thai party,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I anticipate the military will find some measure to block Pheu Thai [before the election] because it&#8217;s seen as a threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Pheu Thai party declined to comment.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6001712725001\">\n<table class=\"in-article-item video Fullwidth\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<p>INSIDE STORY: What does democracy look like in Thailand? (25:05)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two weeks ago, Thai Raksa Chart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/02\/princess-ubolratana-election-nomination-shook-thailand-190212032416071.html\">stunned Thailand<\/a>\u00a0when it put forward Princess Ubolratana, who became a commoner after marrying a US citizen in 1972, as its candidate for prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>Although Ubolratana returned to Thailand after getting a divorce, and is now known as a TV star and actress, the monarchy is said to be above politics and is protected by strictly enforced laws on lese majeste.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand&#8217;s Election Commission swiftly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/02\/princess-ubolratana-disqualified-thai-pm-candidate-190211091639641.html\">disqualified<\/a> her candidacy, saying the nomination was unconstitutional and hostile towards the monarchy. The move came after King Vajiralongkorn said it was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/02\/princess-ubolratana-contest-thailand-elections-pm-candidate-190208022316469.html\">improper and highly inappropriate<\/a>&#8221; for a royal family member to delve into fractious Thai politics.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile this week, Thai police said they were also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/02\/thai-police-seek-prosecute-party-leader-online-speech-190221022704694.html\">seeking the prosecution<\/a> of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the leader of Future Forward &#8211; a party pitched at younger voters making its electoral debut next month &#8211; over a speech shared online in June last year criticising the military.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Total control&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Parties connected to Thaksin, a telecoms tycoon, have dominated Thai politics for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p>But two of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/thailand-s-19th-coup-underscores-country-s-fatal-flaw-1.2658846\" target=\"_blank\">19 coups<\/a> that have taken place since the country became a constitutional monarchy in 1932, have replaced pro-Thaksin governments.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6001656044001\">\n<table class=\"in-article-item video\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<p>Thailand may ban party that nominated princess for PM (2:35)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pheu Thai won the last elections in 2011 but was usurped by a coup three years later when the current military government &#8211; the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) &#8211; seized power from Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of Thaksin.<\/p>\n<p>Thai Rak Thai Party, Pheu Thai&#8217;s predecessor, was dissolved in 2007 following the ousting of Thaksin himself in a coup a year earlier. The party&#8217;snext incarnation, Palang Prachachon, was dissolved by the court in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t know whether we&#8217;ll be able to make it to the polls or not,&#8221;\u00a0Umesh Pandey, member of the Thai Raksa Chart party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are fighting against a regime that seized power five years ago. They have total control of how things are run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"imagecontainer item\" data-image-url=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2015\/5\/20\/79b93f2e99c3452daf31fb1fd66ef1c6_18.jpg\">\n<table class=\"image\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"2.5\">\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/mritems\/Images\/2015\/5\/20\/79b93f2e99c3452daf31fb1fd66ef1c6_18.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"5\">\n<td class=\"caption\">Prayuth, the head of Thailand\u2019s military government, will contest the elections as a candidate for prime minister\u00a0[File: EPA]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After taking control of the country and tightening the military&#8217;s hold over politics, General Prayuth Chan-ocha is now trying to also become an elected prime minister through the Phalang Pracharat Party.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 military-drafted constitution almost assures the generals continued control of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The 500 members of the lower house will be chosen by both direct vote &#8211; 350 seats &#8211; and party list &#8211; 150 seats &#8211; from across the country&#8217;s 77 provinces.<\/p>\n<p>The military will appoint a panel to select all 250 members of the upper house so only 126 elected members would need to support Prayuth as prime minister and extend the military&#8217;s hold on power.<\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"Brightcove\" data-embed-id=\"6000423404001\">\n<table class=\"in-article-item video Fullwidth\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody readability=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr readability=\"3\">\n<td readability=\"5\">\n<p>Thailand election: Many hope vote ends military rule (2:36)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Red, yellow and orange<\/h2>\n<p><span>Overall, there are 77 political parties that have registered for the polls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The two oldest are the Democrat and Mahachon parties, but most are newcomers &#8211; like Future Forward -hoping to appeal to voters no longer interested in the divisive colour-coded politics of the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Future Forward&#8217;s orange triangular logo is said to be the result of mixing yellow-shirt royalists and red-shirt Thaksin supporters. Its leader, <span>Thanathorn,\u00a0<\/span>a successful business tycoon, has been likened to Thaksin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our main policy is to amend the constitution,&#8221; said Sirikanya Tansakun, policy director at Future Forward. &#8220;We want military reform to stop this endless cycle of military coups and disruptions in governance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like Future Forward, Pheu Thai&#8217;s &#8220;Next Gen&#8221; and the Democrats &#8220;New Dem&#8221; social media campaigns are targeting young Thai voters with videos and messages.<\/p>\n<p>They are\u00a0<span>all vying for the backing of nearly seven million first-time voters to put an end to one of Thailand&#8217;s longest periods of army rule, pledging to reverse the military government&#8217;s policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chulalongkorn University student Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal is one of them.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old made headlines in 2016 after a public spat with Prayuth over his refusal to kowtow along with\u00a0other university students\u00a0before a statue of King Rama V.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will go campaigning to get more people to vote,&#8221; he told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I support the democratic camp. 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