As Thais Head to Polls, Can the Reformist People’s Party Break the Cycle?

As Thais head to polls, can the reformist People’s Party break the cycle?

Despite leading polls, the People’s Party confronts an establishment with a two-decade record of overturning mandates.

Thailand election: Shinawatra dynasty strains as reformist voters turn to People’s Party

Waning dominance: Thailand’s once-unstoppable Pheu Thai party has slumped to third place as it loses ground to both reformist rivals and conservative critics.Dynastic persistence: Despite Thaksin Shinawatra’s imprisonment and his daughter’s ouster, the family is seeking its fifth premiership through Thaksin’s nephew, Yodchanan Wongsawat.Strategic kingmaker: Though polling at record lows, the party’s intact grassroots network may allow it to brok…

People's has 'invisible' potential to win 200 MP seats: Thammasat academic

By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S is anticipated to have the “invisible” potential to win up to 200 MP seats in the Feb.8 election, roughly grabbing 50 more MP seats in constituency-based mode than in a previous election, according to a noted academic. Compared to 112 MP seats which the Move Forward, practically the […] The post People’s has ‘invisible’ potential to win 200 MP seats: Thammasat academic appeared first on Thai Newsroom.