This bet result will be determined on the report from Thailand: Country Profile | Freedom House

• 2023: Not Free

Backstory

Interesting read on why this bet might be NO

• Military In Politics: Thailand | Insight | Full Episode - YouTube

• Thailand coup gets King Adulyadej approval as junta dissolves senate | Thailand | The Guardian

As Thailand was a main strategic point in SEA during Cold War, declassified CIA documents contain insight into the current situation well enough.

• Defeating an Insurgency--The Thai Effort against the Communist Party of Thailand, 1965-ca. 1982 (cia.gov)

• THAILAND: THE UNCERTAIN KINGDOM (cia.gov)

• Ex-CIA analyst recounts torture in secret Thai prison (bangkokpost.com)

• Thailand - Yellow Shirts, Red Shirts, Politics | Britannica

Recent development in the 2023 General Election

• Thailand’s Pheu Thai party splits from Move Forward, nominates Srettha Thavisin as prime minister - YouTube

Interesting read on why this bet might be YES

• 2022/3 "“Reform, Not Abolition”: The “Thai Youth Movement” and Its Demands for Reform of the Monarchy" by Anusorn Unno - ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

• Results of the 2023 Thai general election - Wikipedia

Recent development in the 2023 General Election

• Changing of the guard? Thailand election winners challenge ruling establishment • FRANCE 24 - YouTube