Thailand is headed for a turbulent royal transition
A smooth royal transition would be temporarily unsettling but a mismanaged and contentious one risks deeper strain
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- Palace politics
- Concerns about the crown prince
- Altering succession laws?
- Palace discord
- Privy Council transition
- Alternative scenarios
- A different succession
- Constitutional change
- Ramifications
- Diluting democracy
- Economic damage
- Public unrest
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_350.jpg "Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Royal Consort Princess Srirasmi watch the royal ploughing ceremony in Bangkok (Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom)")