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a lucky if you have managed to book a ride where they can sit back, relax and let the navy do the driving. ah, i'm british manager, welcome to did up the news asia. glad you could join us thailand. we'll be electing a new government in less than a months time. the general election on the 14th of may will see traditional pro establishment parties currently led by former general prior john archer take on the opposition. the main contender here being the prototype party, traditionally popular in thailand, rural areas, it's been ousted from power before bought by military coups and by the courts. but this time round, it's fortunes seem to be on the rise. ah, he rose, welcome to the woman who could become thailand's youngest prime minister pet on tom

. she no one is 36 years old. and 8 months pregnant, her father was ousted by a military coup in 2006, her arm forced from power after being impeached in 2014. now parents aren't, you know, why is one of the top candidates of thailand's main opposition party pew tie in next month's elections. talents, politics is complicated. i have a hint at the country must be united so that it can move forward. if people have made their choice at the pallet box, then we don't need another qu what? there is another. should it be inevitable? i don't think so, even though it goofy people can say that. i nodded up the ideas. i think that's the way to log tylen. sluggish economy is the key political issue in this year's election. and beauty has gained a lot of support in compound blocks like this one in the north of bangkok,

promising a big increase in minimum wages. i said that keep ahead time we have a difficult time right now and the prices of electricity, washer, and gasoline keep rising, but here we don't earn much power. i want to leader who can improve our economy and take care of poor people like us. the current prime minister ra huge. john archer has been in office since he let a 2014, which top of them poach. i government by your party, the united tie nation has also promised to address highlands economic problems. but by you said, the focus should be on the entire nation, not just the poor guy. we have to ask what a government should dedicate itself to if we say to the people about it is not enough. it for the nation. religion, monarchy,

and the people. the people of all classes should have a better quality of life than the former general has not stored high in national opinion. both and pure ty looks certain to win the largest number of seats in the upcoming election. but why the campaigning is in full swing by huge party knows they have an advantage. they are likely to get the support of thailand's 250 unelected military appointed senators who play a key role in selecting the next prime minister. like we said, highlands politics is a hard not to crack. and jeremy now for more context is right to senior correspondent panel, won't john home, piano incumbent probably to prove john or has been involved more than 8 years get he's trailing in the opinion polls. why is that? what are you coming from?

a position that is red to the much weaker in terms in terms of the political layout leading to the election. yes, split from the former really parties and an essentially become accounted for new newly fall parties and the hydro landscape that's already splitting the conservative bows that essentially bought it in back to power in 2019 review election. and also the other factor based the other factors why he's in a more sort of sort of more dangerous position, if you like it, that according to the constitution, generally, you can only say in 2 more years. so in athens, he's asking, voted to vote for him, and dr. a premier ship that he could only sort of stay in power to only 2 more

years where either canada or, or year. so in that sense, are you coming from a much weaker decision and what are the main issues that ties will be voting on? that basically 2 levels, 2 different sort of seem to be like that is of interest due to type orders, the father of a caught the konami pain that type time. they just stopped that to, to want into the koby damage. so a lot of the issues that i've read about it about economic concerns, many parties have barriers kind of policy that includes other hand out and also that manage monitoring. so a lot of the sort of internal domestic debate is about being by custody for electricity costs of lower energy costs in general. and also other kind

of can out packages for people who lack pension people who need education scholarship. for example, i don't have a level, the conversation is about the political attention that has been existing in the country for the last 2 decades. basically, a context, if you like, between the pro democracy can and the outer riley, savage it. and then finally, the raging on today case with many and you needing to the poll in 2020, we saw these massive protests found out across thailand. and bank of stockton with the center of those protest demanding the form of the constitution. and the monarchy, how much of that sentiment remains ahead of these elections now? it's very much a fresh issue despite the loss of mentioned the project movement that we saw in the late twenty's, especially as i was saying, the backhoe entire policy over the phone line has always be between for the pro

market camera, 11 on one side and the conservative on the other and what we have seen in the past few decades every time and they're more gratified when the election and they're always women election, the conservative fire, we use batteries, different things like part of the dilution military coup to kind of a lot of the democracy, 5 from power, the unit protest, the huge lead protest from 2020, just added on to another layer on the battle between the market, the bosses and the bosses. and basically, we were just wondering on an away from in your life of young voters who wanted to pursue radical reform in a high context, 5 and aid with the challenge. many different traditional institution, including the pop monarchy as much now for france in the election campaign,

many of the issues that they have ready, for example, the amendment of the left magic, the law wanted to speak to in the world where it become a criminal offense. you, if you criticize the monarchy in thailand, you can get up to 15 electrode issue. prevent these, these sort of thing. we're not probably in 5 or 5. you know, you talked about military cause and i think they were, they've been something like 13 successful ones since 19 thirties. is there any reason to believe that the army will not intervene? if it is unhappy with them, whatever the outcome of the election is it, do you have a definite on about time military officer who it's a very difficult one for any time this any off service. there's always a possibility of a time. is it re taking power usually into understanding to, to, to, to, to expand on these contexts when you have time, would you happen in the past several decade?

most of them have been led, relatively peaceful and really cool. very cool. come from a position where there's a real political impact in high society movies. so this is why they justify themselves taking over power because it is as a, as a mechanism that if this is a body. but as i mentioned, you also read that you have received these young people writing out in the last few years and they're really monitor serious reform to the system. they don't want to do in to be any more. so will be 2nd again, it's hard to say, but suddenly the public, the people are hosting a much stronger. there's a bigger momentum building for the problem up to the bosses that will make it much more difficult and challenging for the ministry 2nd time. and just finally, this current, latree commanded ami. she was very power. it's actually of them had

a previous command is strictly been trying to say a moved from who to go back and try to strictly not commenting on development though is a good sign that it's coming election. we leave it there for the time being. but thank you so much for that context, right to senior correspondent or no one can on. thank you so much. ah, millions of indonesians are on their way to their home towns for the annual either festival, nor locally as the medic. this year, as either exodus is especially busy, it's the 1st since covered by name restrictions were lifted at the end of 2022 dream stations, bus terminals on highways are packed with travelers. some though update for a more scenic route to get back home. this indonesian worship is on a mission that invoice, at least a pose, amphibians, indonesia, maybe if offering

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