Democracy is on defense in Thailand, says Pita Limjaroenrat
wapoJUL 2024
The court's decision to remove Srettha is a surprise to many who expected the former PM to be declared innocent after a minor wrongdoing. It is likely that, after an underwhelming start to his premiership and a stuttering economy, the political novice did not achieve enough to prove himself to the country's royal establishment.
Recent decisions by Thailand's Constitutional Court has once again exposed a great power imbalance rooted deep within the State. With Thailand now possessing neither a government nor an opposition, it is clearer than ever that the Constitutional Court's influence over the country must be limited if the interests of the people are ever to be truly represented by a fair political system.
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