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Thai political deadlock drags on as vote for prime minister is delayed

Supporters of the Move Forward Party burn an effigy during a protest at Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, August 2, 2023 [Sakchai Lalit/AP]

Thailand’s parliament has postponed a vote for the next prime minister after the Constitutional Court began considering a case challenging the legislature’s refusal to allow the election-winning party a second shot at forming a government.

The move on Thursday prolongs a political deadlock that has raised questions about stability in the Southeast Asian nation, which has seen two coups and waves of street protests over the past two decades.

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