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Military opposition parties won a significant victory in the general election and promised major reforms.
Thailand’s opposition received widespread support in the country’s general elections and the leader of the Move Forward Party is expected to be the next prime minister.
Pita Limjaroenrat and his coalition must overcome the Senate appointed by the military, especially since this bloc also gets a say in who becomes prime minister and who is a government.
But, with the army so powerful, can the reforms promised by the opposition be achieved?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Parit Wacharasinghu – Policy campaign manager for the Move Forward Party and an elected member of parliament in the Thai government
Punchada Sirivunnabood – Specialist in Thai politics and associate professor at Mahidol University
Sean Boonpracong – Political analyst and former national security adviser to then Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
