On May 14, 2023, a general election was conducted in Thailand, attracting 52 million eligible voters. The turnout rate achieved an unparalleled high since 1946. The outcome of the general election was unforeseen. The Far Progress Party, an obscure political party, clinched victory with 152 votes out of 500 seats in the House of Commons, surpassing the Pheu Thai Party, a political party governed by the Thaksin family, which secured only 142 votes, ranking second. The Thai Pride Party, advocating for the legalization of marijuana, gained 70 votes, becoming the third-largest party. The current Prime Minister Prayut’s political party and other military-linked parties attained only 30 to 40 votes. It…