Thailand is once again in a political stalemate. Winner of the legislative elections, the progressive Pita Limjaroenrat hopes to turn the page on almost a decade of military power. But during a vote under high tension this Thursday, July 13 in Parliament, the deputies and senators rejected his candidacy as Prime Minister. His election in the first round seemed in any case compromised in advance by legal cases and his program was considered too radical by his opponents. Interview with Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, researcher at the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (Iris).
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Thailand: “We are witnessing a demonization of Pita Limjaroenrat”
