Thai Political Crisis Deepens as Rivals Aim to Block Leader Bids

Thailand’s political crisis deepened on Wednesday as rival parties, which lack clear mandates to lead, jostled to undermine each other’s bids for the premiership.

Back-to-back developments in Bangkok revealed a complex path ahead for control after a court ousted Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra last week for ethics violations, triggering a race to set alliances.