If Thailand’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms Part I ended with the formation of the Srettha government, the evolving Part II is about how to maintain the shaky alliance and pull off a big trick to make the isolated enemy remain scary but not so threatening.

 

After the general election last May, all Pheu Thai wanted was to lead to a coalition government and all the conservatives needed was to get Move Forward out of the way. The common need to neutralise the election winner was strong.

 

Now, a few things have changed, some obviously and others presumably. Starting with the conservatives, their concern about Move Forward is being weighed more and more against the sights of Cambodia pampering the Shinawatras, Pheu Thai controlling every key national affair and policies they once balked at progressing almost inexorably.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-03-22

 

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