The 2023 General Election in Thailand resulted in an unexpected victory for the progressive Move Forward Party, ending both General Prayut Chan-o-cha's nine-year premiership and two decades of electoral dominance at the ballot box by parties aligned with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. However, the complex political maneuvering that followed produced a major political realignment that brought former foes into a partnership while dashing Move Forward's hopes of forming a government. Professor Allen Hicken (University of Michigan), Professor Kanokrat Lertchoosakul (Chulalongkorn University and Harvard-Yenching Insititute) and Mathis Lohatepanont (University of Michigan) will analyze the circumstances that led to this election result and immediate outlook for both the new Srettha Thavisin government and Thailand's political system. This roundtable will be moderated by Professor Dan Slater (University of Michigan).

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