Thailand was rocked by student-led protests three years ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
hoping that his support for a rising youth-led opposition party will change the country by moving away from old patronage politics.
Move Forward was not officially part of the student protests, but some activists are running as party candidates and many are party workers.These include, most controversially, amending a criminal law that makes insulting the king punishable by up to 15 years in prison. “Now our supporters come from all groups,” said the party’s deputy leader Nattawut Buaprathum. “This is an opportunity for us to be in government and truly represent the people.”But the party leading most polls, on about 38 per cent, is another opposition party, Pheu Thai.
Professor Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political scientist at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, said the new ideas championed by younger voters may be resonating more broadly and expanding Move Forward’s appeal. “I will vote for Move Forward because the leader has a very good vision for Thailand,” said the 45-year-old office worker.If Move Forward does well on Sunday, it could form a coalition with the Shinawatra forces and deny one-time coup leader Mr Prayut, who is running with one of several conservative parties, another term in power.
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