Rural Thai Voters Shift Old Loyalties in a Test of Pheu Thai’s Populist Machine

Rural Thai voters shift old loyalties in a test of Pheu Thai’s populist machine

The party’s decadeslong grip on agrarian provinces is weakening as voters switch allegiance to powerful individual candidates.

Rural Thai voters shift old loyalties, testing Pheu Thai's populist machine

UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Rubber farmer Pinittaya Boonlieng sat with ‌friends in a key political battleground in Thailand to discuss how to vote in the February 8 general election - a choice that once would have been simple in a region long ‌loyal to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Read full story

Rural Thai voters shift old loyalties, testing Pheu Thai’s populist machine

Pheu Thai’s grip on rural provinces is weakening and voters are switching allegiance to powerful individual candidates. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thailand’s Pheu Thai Political Party Loses Loyal Rural Voters Base

Thaksin’s populist Pheu Thai party has had a grip on agrarian provinces like Ubon Ratchathani in northeastern Thailand for decades, however, in recent years, that grip has weakened considerably. The post Thailand’s Pheu Thai Political Party Loses Loyal Rural Voters Base appeared first on StratNews Global.