Age and ideology: The emergence of new political cleavages in Thailand’s 2566 (2023) election

• Main Authors: JATUSRIPITAK, Napon, RICKS, Jacob
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: election; Thailand; electoral cleavages; ideology; young voters; Asian Studies; Political Science; Politics and Social Change; Social Influence and Political Communication
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3911; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5169/viewcontent/2023_12_11_Thailand2023VoteCleavages_FullManuscript_AcceptedVersion.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The Move Forward Party’s victory in Thailand’s 14 May 2566 (2023 CE) election surprised most observers, defying widespread predictions of a Pheu Thai win. Departing from traditional vote-mobilization strategies, Move Forward’s campaign focused largely on social media and broad calls for political re...