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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Andrew Nachemson

‘The same book over and over’: Scepticism over ruling Pheu Thai in Thailand

Srettha Thavisin poses with cabinet members after they took their oaths in front of the king [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]

Chiang Mai, Thailand – On September 5, Thailand unveiled its new cabinet – a coalition government that included both the self-declared pro-democracy Pheu Thai Party as well as parties supporting the military.

For both sides, it was a deal with the devil. Pheu Thai teamed up with the same military that overthrew its government in 2014 and one led by a predecessor party in 2006, and slaughtered dozens of its supporters during protests in 2010.

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