Thailand’s Left and Right: Never the Twain Shall Meet

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.

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

Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.