OPINION

Lessons and hopes from May 11 poll

Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 22/05/2025

» The May 11 municipal elections across Thailand, although extensive in scope, offered little to celebrate in terms of democratic progress. Rather than signalling a political shift or new energy in local governance, the results underscored a deeply familiar pattern: vote buying remains the dominant strategy in Thai politics.