A coup leader emerges as a civilian prime minister, pro-democracy forces unite to thwart the junta’s ambitions, a stalemate or another putsch resets the political landscape — Thailand’s cliffhanger of an election Sunday could result in a number of outcomes. Thailand’s junta stands a good chance of emerging victorious. It allows the junta to appoint a 250-member Upper House, meaning Prayut’s Phalang Pracharat party needs only 126 of the Lower House’s 500 MPs to select the premier.
