Now the election is drawing near, concerns are arising over certain political tactics that may derail the government formation process, particularly if conservative factions cannot win a majority.
Such tactics cannot be ruled out given that the incumbent government has on its side quite a few independent agencies that came into existence during the coup regime. Among them is the Election Commission (EC), which has been dogged by controversy, including imposing a vote calculation system favouring the Palang Pracharath Party in the 2019 election.
