Thailand after Sanan
HE HAS been called many things, but the powerful former interior minister of Thailand's ruling Democrat Party, Sanan Kachornprasart, was a political fixer whose considerable skills may turn out to be irreplaceable. Now that he has been convicted of corruption and forced to step down, the Democrats could be facing an even tougher time in the general election, which has to be held before November.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Thailand after Sanan”
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