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Turbulent Thailand
Pheu Thai needs overhaul if former premier is ever to dominate politics again, analysts say
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra emerged from the criminal court in Bangkok on Aug. 22 with a yellow tie and other royalist branding. He is currently serving a year in prison for exploiting medical loopholes to avoid proper incarceration previously. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
DOMINIC FAULDER
October 23, 2025 18:05 JST
BANGKOK — When former Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was removed from office by the Constitutional Court in August, announced on Wednesday her resignation as leader of the Pheu Thai party, she admitted the political vehicle faces an existential crisis.
