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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: A Political Earthquake in Thailand
Description: On May 14th, Thailand held general elections. The results were a shock to the Thai political system.  Since a 2014 coup, the military leaders have dominated Thai politics. A main opposition party has challenged military rule, but has been genereally thwarted at every turn. However, this year a third party emerged victorious: and their vision for the country represents a radically progressive shift in Thai politics. The Move Forward Party, lead by a charismatic Harvard and MIT educated 42 year Pita Limjaroenrat won the elections. And they did so, according my guest today, by chanellening a kind of pro...