In the months ahead, the military-enforced calm will coexist with growing anxiety about what will follow King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s nearly seven-decade-long reign. Will compromise and mutual accommodation – extremely rare in recent years, enable Thailand to reshape its contested political order – currently underpinned by an elite-driven, monarchy-centered hierarchy – to reflect better the principles of electoral democracy?
曼谷——泰国宪法执政83年间第12次军事政变爆发一年后，随着对前总理英拉·西那瓦过失罪争议审判的进行，危险的不确定性充斥着这个国家的未来。未来几个月，军事强制管理下的平静局面将伴随着普密蓬·阿杜德国王近七十年统治下不断增长的焦虑情绪。近年来极为罕见的相互妥协和适应能否令泰国重塑目前由精英推动、以君主制为核心的官僚体系支撑的充满争议的政治秩序，从而体现选举制民主的优秀原则？