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Opposition Wins Decisively in Thai Elections, Defying Enforced Reverence for Monarchy

In the political maze of a country in which shifts of power have regularly been decided by coups d’etat, another seismic shift now appears possible.

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The leader of the Move Forward Party. Pita Limjaroenrat, center, (white shirt) at Bangkok, Monday, May 15, 2023. AP/Wason Wanichakorn
DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Thai voters are defying enforced reverence for their sacrosanct monarchy in a country where criticism of the king is considered treasonous.

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DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.

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