As Thailand heads to the poll on March 24 for the first time in nearly eight years, almost five of them under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha after his 2014 military coup, the political stakes have never been higher.
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Election highlights crisis of Thai junta rule
But vote could yet herald a new era with chances for compromise and democratic progress
The junta's game plan is to retain power after the election through Prime Minister Prayut. © Reuters
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