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In Thailand, Standing Up for Less Democracy
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Fuller looks at the effects of the image of the monarchy in Thailand as a revered institution and the six decades of the monarchy under King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 86 years old. Protesters in Bangkok, the central and southern part of Thailand, see the King and the old order challenged by the emergence of Thaksin Shinawatra with supporters in the rural northeast. This is another dimension of the political struggle in Thailand. Shinawatra has won elections since 2001 with his base in the northeast, till the coup in 2006 that ousted him and the recent election of his sister Yingluck Shinawatra. The political system has no way to accomodate the interests of the Bangkok region which has most of the business and commercial interests and major universities, leading to protests. The regional urban-rural divide further splits the country.
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