![]() Junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha wants to return to government as a civilian leader.īut his foe - the self-exiled Thaksin - stands in his way, buttressed by the enduring electoral pull of his parties. You don’t know what’s going to happen in the next two months,” Headache, who keeps his identity hidden, told AFP at the WTF cafe and gallery. “You don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow. The army took power in 2014, its 12th successful coup in under 100 years, stifling dissent with a series of arrests, threats and special laws.īut the lid on dissent has been lifted in the run-up to the election.Īcerbic memes, blogs, and tweets are ricocheting across social media, while chat shows, exhibitions - and even t-shirts - are shaping the conversation, caricaturing the main players in Thailand’s political drama. “This election is important… we’re gambling as a nation,” says Headache, whose jabs at the junta using Bangkok’s walls as a canvas have made him a hero of the counter-culture.
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