Populist policies dominate election campaigning

Representatives of five political parties taking part in an election debate organized by Thai PBS Wednesday night on the issue of state welfare.

Populist polices in one form or another seem to be dominating the debate for the upcoming general election. And a welfare state appears to be most common catchword.

Representatives of five political parties taking part in an election debate organized by Thai PBS on Wednesday night offered their own versions of welfare state, hoping they would strike a right chord with voters.

Though they do not totally reject the much-publicized welfare card scheme of the current government to give the poor access to basic necessities, they want it to be revamped to make it more universal and more effective.

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