Issued on: 07/02/2026 - 10:35

Thai voters will vote in a snap elections on Sunday to choose their third prime minister in just two years. The vote was called in December after the current prime minister dissolved parliament to sidestep a no-confidence motion and to take advantage of a rise in nationalist sentiment following ongoing clashes with Cambodia over a long-running border dispute. Simon Moritz takes a closer look.

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