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US to support ‘effective, stable, democratic govt’ in Thailand

A display of the Great Seal of the United States at the US embassy in Bangkok. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

WASHINGTON: Thailand is in a “delicate phase” after the May 14 election and the goal of the United States is to support an “effective, stable, democratic government” there, a top US official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday.

“We’ve watched carefully the election,” White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell told the Hudson Institute think tank. “This is a delicate phase in terms of the formation of a government.”

The opposition Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties dominated in last month’s election in Thailand, dealing a resounding defeat of conservative parties backed by a military that has controlled…

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