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Supporters attend the Pheu Thai Party campaign
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Thailand elects new prime minister as exiled leader comes home

Tuesday is a tumultuous day for Thai politics.

Move Forward Party, Pheu Thai party, and coalition partner leaders sign an MOU in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Uncertain Thai premiership vote

Whatever happens, many people won't like the next PM.

Move Forward Party leader and Thai PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat during the press conference of coalition parties in Bangkok.
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Election body probes Thai PM hopeful

If the leader of the winning party gets disqualified, political turmoil is all but assured in the Land of Smiles.

Move Forward Party leader and PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat celebrate the party's election results in Bangkok, Thailand.
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A guide to Thailand’s messy post-election politics

The generals lost. But that doesn't mean they're out of power ...

Thailand's dystopian election
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Thailand votes for change

With around 99% of the ballots counted, opposition parties received more than 50% of the vote in Thailand's general election on Sunday.

Ahead of Thai election, fed-up youth still hope for change they probably won't get
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Ahead of Thai election, fed-up youth still hope for change they probably won't get

Three years ago, youth-led protests rocked Thailand. But now it's time to vote ...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the Pheu Thai party's prime ministerial candidate, at a campaign event in Bangkok.
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Thaksin’s shadow looms large over upcoming Thai election

The former PM's daughter is running for her dad's old job — but the military might not allow it.

Timeline of national elections in first half of 2023
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The Graphic Truth: Going to the polls in 2023

Here are votes scheduled to take place in the first six months of the year, excluding microstates.