Thailand’s Left and Right: Never the Twain Shall Meet
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Fulcrum editor Dr William Choong speaks to Dr Napon Jatusripitak, Acting Coordinator of the Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, about the recent political shifts in Thai domestic politics. They examine the rise of Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP), the BJP’s awkward partnership with the People’s Party (PP), and competition between the country’s political left and right.
Fulcrum editor Dr William Choong speaks to Dr Napon Jatusripitak, Acting Coordinator of the Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, about the recent political shifts in Thai domestic politics. They examine the rise of Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP), the BJP’s awkward partnership with the People’s Party (PP), and competition between the country’s political left and right.
Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. For quick reference, the themes below were discussed:
1:19 – The rise of Thailand’s new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the legacy of the Bhumjaithai party (BJP)
7:10 – The breakup of the coalition led by the Pheu Thai (PT) party
11:40 – The BJP and People’s Party (PP): “strange bedfellows”
21:30 – Weighing the upcoming general elections
24:30 – Ruing the future of PT
29:50 – Contradictions between Thailand’s political left and right
33:30 – Political disillusionment of Thailand’s youth voters
Napon Jatusripitak is a Visiting Fellow and Coordinator of the Thailand Studies Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. He is also the Managing Director of the Bangkok-based Thailand Future Institute and Director of its Center for Politics and Geopolitics.
