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Thai election boils down to a showdown between pro-democracy parties and coup makers

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ST20230429_202353068361/Steph/Generic pix of election campaign posters along Phahon Yothin road in Bangkok seen on May 9, 2023, as election fever heightens in this last week of campaigning before Thais go to the polls on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

The main faultline in the Thai election is coming into full view, between the coup makers and those opposed to this means of seizing power.

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- Thailand will hold a general election on Sunday. But what is at stake depends on whom you ask.

For the front runner Pheu Thai Party, it is about securing people’s livelihoods. For the youthful Move Forward Party (MFP), the election is about laying the foundations for fundamental change in Thai society and politics.

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