Thailand’s pro-democracy parties trounce the military establishment
But forming a government won’t be easy
Politics in Thailand has for years been defined by a battle between ardent royalists (known as “yellow shirts”) and the red-shirted supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, a tycoon turned populist-leader, now living in exile. The general election held on May 14th appears to have dramatically reshaped that struggle.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Moving forward”
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