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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Enduring the lame duck period - The Untold Story

The Thai national flag flutters in the wind on Thursday in Bangkok. Thailand is expected to hold a general election in May. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Thailand is expected to hold its first general election in four years this May, which could mean a new premier as Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has reigned as prime minister and before that military leader after staging a coup in 2014.

While the political fortunes of Gen Prayut and the current coalition government remain hazy until the poll, a number of laws, projects and proposals could be halted or delayed as a new government nails down its priorities.

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