Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva greets then prime minister and Pheu Thai Party leader Yingluck Shinawatra at Government House in 2013. (File photo by Chanat Katanyu)A post-Yingluck Shinawatra Thailand is not a reconciled Thailand, and nor will it be if her Pheu Thai Party ceases to exist. The result is that in recent Thai elections, most voters have been forced to pick between Pheu Thai or the Democrats or to abstain. A social democratic party would be such solution; a centre-left ideology, social democracy would neatly situate itself between the Pheu Thai and Democrat Party. The Project for Social Democracy is working towards establishing a Foundation for Social Democracy in Thailand.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2017 21:56 UTC