The move forward party has been very, very clear that it's incredibly important that the will of the Thai people be respected. But on the other hand, when I spoke to him on his campaign trail, he did say he was worried about all kinds of dirty tricks and election rigging. The establishment might also try to unseat him by more underhanded means. This has happened before.
Largely thanks to young, liberal citizens, a reformist third party won the most seats in Thailand’s general election. But a powerful army and influential incumbents could look to prevent its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, taking charge. Bureaucracy is getting in the way of America’s international aid programme. And, with the help of DNA sequencing, a new ocean survey is on the hunt for 100,000 new species.
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