From left : Gen Anupong Paochinda, Gen Prawit Wongsuwan and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha
After nine years in power, the once formidable alliance of Thailand’s three brothers-in-arms finally came to an end in 2023.
The political era of the “3 Ps” – General Prayut Chan-o-cha, General Prawit Wongsuwan, and General Anupong “Pok” Paochinda – ended with the disappointing performance of the old power clique’s parties at the May 14 general election.
The trio’s chance of returning to power was undermined by a split between Prayut and Prawit before the election. Seeking to extend his time as prime minister, Prayut ditched Prawit’s Palang Pracharath Party and became the PM candidate of a new party, United Thai Nation.
Rivalry between ‘brothers’
The rift had come to a head two years earlier in September 2021 after then-PM Prayut discovered that certain party MPs had plotted…
