Thailand's Election: Royal Reforms, Military Dominance, and Opposition Parties.

The youth-led Move Forward Party (MFP) in Thailand has energised voters with its promises to reform the monarchy and military, including abolishing conscription and revising the strict lese majeste laws. Recent polls show MFP is closing in on the lead of the Thaksin-aligned Pheu Thai party, with MFP's nominee for prime minister, Pita Limjaroenrat, emerging as the public's favoured candidate. MFP's popularity has worried the conservative establishment, with a candidate from the ruling Palang Pracharat party petitioning to ban Pita from politics. MFP candidates and supporters remain unfazed, saying change is coming to Thailand soon.