What Happened This Week: The Thai people head to the polls this Sunday for the first time since the country’s military seized power in a 2014 coup. It’s the first general election since 2011. Why It Matters: For years now, the country’s real political power has lain in the hands of the military, backed by the country’s monarchy.
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