Organizer: Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand

Type/Location: Hybrid/Bangkok

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Three months after the general election, Thailand still hasn’t got a new government. The controversial provisions in the military-drafted constitution came into play, allowing the unelected senate to block the party with the largest share of seats, Move Forward, from forming a government, despite its coalition having a large majority in the lower house.

Now Move Forward’s one-time ally, Pheu Thai, is also struggling to cobble together a coalition without getting into bed with any of the coup-makers who deposed the last Pheu Thai administration. The hopes of the millions who voted for Move Forward for a new start for their country have been dashed. Younger Thais are now preparing for another season of street protests. Can Thailand escape the turmoil of the recent past?

Join the FCCT Clubhouse for a lively discussion with:

Pannika Wannich, Executive Committee of the Progressive Movement and former Future Forward MP

Tom Kruesopon, entrepreneur, social media commentator

Verapat Pariyawong, Thai lawyer who teaches Thai law and politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies

Rudklao Suwankiri, Deputy Spokesperson, Ruang Thai Sang Chart party

Moderator: Jonathan Head, FCCT board member

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