Thailand Dissolves Parliament ahead of General Election
The vote in May restarts a power struggle between a military-backed establishment and a political movement that has dominated elections for 20 years.
BANGKOK, KOMPAS.com \- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha dissolved Parliament on Monday, March 20, to set up a general election in May. Prayuth, who led a 2014 coup, is seeking a fresh mandate to extend army-backed rule. The main opposition is the Pheu Thai party, controlled by the billionaire Shinawatra family. Pheu Thai and its earlier incarnations have won every election since 2001 and remain popular among the urban and rural working classes. How the dissolution and the elections work According to an announcement by the Royal Gazette, King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a decree to di...