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Thailand: A decade of struggling for the return to democracy
The 'Global State of Democracy 2023 Report – The New Checks and Balances' highlighted that there are trends of contraction around the world, but also bright spots of hope. A day after International IDEA’s #GSoD2023 Global Launch event, Marcus Brand, Head of International IDEA’s Myanmar Programme talked to Kunthida Rungruengkiat, Director of the Progressive Movement Foundation about the state of democracy in Thailand.
Is Thailand an example of contracting democracy? Is it even a democratic system? And what are the lessons of the past 10 years of struggling for the return to democracy?
Guest: Kunthida Rungruengkiat, Director of the Progressive Movement Foundation
Host: Marcus Brand, Head of International IDEA’s Myanmar Programme