ICG assesses that Thai politics is sinking deeper into instability.
In a report published on December 10, the International Crisis Group (ICG) concluded that Thai politics is sinking deeper into instability, requiring dialogue between political forces and renewed social commitment.
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| A Red Shirt protest in Thailand. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
According to a report titled "Thailand's Long Road to Elections" by ICG, a Brussels-based non-governmental research organization, the problem with current Thai politics is public insecurity and the military government's repression of the opposition, which threatens social unity.
These are also the first long-term assessments by the ICG on the political outlook for Thailand following the May 2014 coup.
ICG assesses that Thailand "is mired in a conflict between forces demanding change and maintaining the status quo in political, economic, and geographical terms."
The Thai military is currently working "to maintain the status quo in the face of demands for socio-economic and political change from voters in the provinces."
According to the report, most Thais "accept or do not oppose the period of military rule" but anticipate an impending instability, at least in part due to the military's claim to the power to act beyond the framework of the Constitution.
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