Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s party’s decadeslong grip on agrarian provinces is weakening as voters switch allegiance to powerful individual candidates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/rural-thai-voters-pheu-thai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thaksinshinawatra #thailand #southeastasia