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A ‘new generation’ of women set to shake up politics in Thailand

Incoming MPs see their gender as a strength and are determined to push through the reforms Thai people voted for.

Al Jazeera

Explainer-Likely coalition scenarios after Thailand's election

Thailand's two main opposition parties, which won big in Sunday's election and trounced parties backed by the powerful military, are seeking to put together a ruling coalition that has enough votes to install a pro-democracy prime minister.

Reuters

Thailand election: will Move Forward be able to claim power?

The progressive Move Forward party won more votes than any other but faces an uphill struggle to form government

The Guardian - AU

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What lies ahead for Thailand after dramatic opposition election win?

Thailand’s opposition has racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives,, dealing a major blow to the establishment parties and a former general who led the Southeast Asian country since seizing power in a 2014 coup

The Independent UK

Move Forward galvanises Thai voters with vows of royal reforms

Move Forward Party is energising voters with pledges of monarchy and military reforms – subjects once considered taboo.

Al Jazeera

Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young Harvard grad who wants to be Thailand's next PM

Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young businessman-turned-politician whose party has been climbing the polls. Here's how Move Forward is making is mark on mainstream Thai politics.

ABC News

EC asked if ban on leader could apply to all Move Forward candidates

A Palang Pracharath candidate has asked the Election Commission if all Move Forward Party candidates should be barred from holding office if their leader is found to have violated a rule against holding shares in a media business.

Bangkok Post

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Pannika: Move Forward ready to be core of next government

The Move Forward Party is ready to be the core party in forming a government and its increasing popularity is not just a passing fad, says campaign adviser Pannika Wanich.

Bangkok Post

No exit from our democratic future

As Thailand's much-anticipated poll on May 14 heads into its homestretch, several clear trends and patterns are emerging to suggest that democratisation is making an inexorable comeback in this country, with positive implications for Southeast Asia and beyond. The immediate road ahead in Thai politics will likely still be bumpy,…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar’s democratic struggle at stake in Thailand’s election

Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Naypyidaw.

Al Jazeera

Rangsiman tries to mend Piyabutr-Pita rift

Move Forward list-MP Rangsiman Rome has called on party leader Pita Limjaroenrat and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, co-founder of the dissolved Future Foward Party, to patch up their rift and focus on the approaching general election.

Bangkok Post

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