The not-so-democratic Thai elections

The World

 Thailand held its first election in eight years this past weekend. It should have marked a return to democracy. But these elections have been described as being “deeply flawed” and lacking transparency. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Patrick Winn in Bangkok about what went wrong.

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