Three PMs In Three Years, Thailand Votes In Key Election

Millions of Thais are voting on Sunday in a key election following years of political turmoil

The snap poll was called by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the country’s third leader in three years

Neither his Bhumjaithai Party nor the People’s Party, which is leading in the polls, are expected to win a majority, making a coalition government likely

But the big question hanging over this election is how well the young, reformist People’s Party performs, our South East Asia correspondent writes

If it exceeds the 151 seats it won in 2023, barring it from governing may prove difficult, despite the unease about its agenda in conservative and royalist circles

The economy, slowed down by a lack of reforms, high household debt and rising costs, is high on the agenda

Also on the ballot: a referendum on rewriting the military-backed constitution, which critics say gives too much power to the unelected senate.

BBC