As election strategies go, third time lucky might sound a bit glib. But it’s difficult to identify any clear missteps by Thailand’s youth-led progressive movement, which over just seven years and two ...

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Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, Thailand’s opposition leader and head of the progressive People’s Party, stands for a portrait in Bangkok on Aug. 15, 2024. Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, Thailand’s opposition ...

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Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, Thailand’s opposition leader and head of the progressive People’s Party, stands for a portrait in Bangkok on Aug. 15, 2024. <br> Credit - Andre Malerba—Bloomberg/Getty ...

Now rebranded as the People’s Party, and under the leadership of 38-year-old former software engineer Natthaphong, Thailand’s progressive movement is preparing to contest its third election—and, for ...

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, Thailand’s opposition leader and head of the progressive People’s Party, stands for a portrait in Bangkok on Aug. 15, 2024. <br> Credit - Andre Malerba—Bloomberg/Getty ...