Event Brief
Power in Thailand Now Runs Through a Soccer-Mad Rural Strongman
Filed: Feb 02, 2026 at 11:04 PM ET
Summary: Bangkok's royalist establishment looks to Newin Chidchob for support against pro-democracy reformers in the upcoming election.
WHO: Newin Chidchob
WHAT: Form a government
WHEN: Feb 02, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
WHERE: Bangkok, Thailand
WHY: To fend off pro-democracy reformers
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