Wahlen in Thailand – kein eindeutiges Votum für die DemokratieJürgen Rüland

ASIEN – Nr. 46 (1993) pp. 60–66

On 13 September 1992, Thailand’s electorate went to the polls for the second time within six months to elect a new parliament. The new elections were to take the kingdom out of its political turmoil since last May. At that time the military had opened fire on unarmed demonstrators who were demanding the resignation of the unelected Prime Minister General Suchinda Kraprayoon. The author examines the election campaign of the political parties and analyses the election results. He notes that it is difficult to access these results as a clearcut vote for democracy. They show a strongly polarised picture of Thai society.