Thailand appeared headed for a snap election as early as February after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul secured royal approval to dissolve parliament, avoiding a possible no-confidence vote amid an intensifying border conflict with Cambodia. The vote, expected within 45 to 60 days, risks adding to Thailand’s persistent political instability, where coups and court interventions have repeatedly toppled elected governments over the past two decades in a protracted struggle between elite and progressive factions. France24 correspondent Matt Hunt reports the latest from Bangkok.
