Thailand election: Will military elite let opposition take power?
Al JazeeraMove Forward Party wins election, but a military-appointed Senate and the ambitions of ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may yet thwart its bid to govern. And according to the Constitution, there’s no time limit.” Pheu Thai’s ‘other options’ In the event of a deadlock, Pheu Thai may take the lead in trying to form a government — without Move Forward. Move Forward ended up winning seats in several areas long considered Pheu Thai strongholds, including all but one of Bangkok’s 33 seats and seven out of the 10 seats in the northern Chiang Mai province. And after Sunday’s vote, Pheu Thai — currently led by Thaksin’s 36-year-old daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra — said it was accepted Move Forward’s invitation to “create a democratic alliance”. Pheu Thai would endanger its “entire future in politics”, while any move by the Senate to challenge the electorate’s will would trigger mass protests, particularly by young people, he said.