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The Constitutional Court has dissolved more than 100 political parties and unseated three prime ministers in the past 27 years, heightening concern about democracy in Thailand.

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Pheu Thai party’s leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra after the Thai parliament confirms her as the country’s next prime minister, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

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Thailand’s Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate

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Thai ruling party elects Thaksin daughter as leader

Pheu Thai is the latest incarnation of the party founded by Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father, who was in self-imposed exile for 15 years following a coup.

The new leader of the Pheu Thai Party, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. Photo: Reuters

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‘Change is coming’: Thai reform parties bullish on ousting army in tight vote

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Thaksin’s vow to return from exile raises stakes ahead of Thai election

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra
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21 Aug 1986
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7 October, 2024
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