Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. Photo: AP
This Week in Asia /  Politics

A week before Thailand’s parliament opens, Future Forward’s Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit launches uphill bid to be prime minister

  • The youthful Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit put his name forward for the top job this week, but with mounting legal woes, a lack of consensus among anti-junta parties, and the scales tipped in the military’s favour, his move is seen as ‘symbolic’
Topic |   Thailand
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Bhavan Jaipragas and Jitsiree Thongnoi

Updated: 9:00am, 18 May, 2019

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Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. Photo: AP
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Bhavan Jaipragas

Bhavan Jaipragas

Bhavan is Asia Correspondent for the SCMP, covering breaking news, politics, diplomacy, trade and Southeast Asian macroeconomic trends. His work for the Post's Asia desk also focuses on the region's multifaceted interactions with the United States and China. A Singapore native, Bhavan previously worked for Agence France-Presse.