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The campaigns and preparations for the Mar 22, 1992 election in Thailand are characterized by extravagant spending and continuous shifts in political alliances. The issue of the next prime minister's allegiance either to political parties or to the military has also caused much debate. Supporters are doing their best to make military candidates prevail in the elections. The Chart Thai Party, the Samakkhi Tham Party and the Social Action Party are expected to support Army Commander General Suchinda Kraprayoon. Another political coalition may involve the popular former Bangkok Governor Chamlong Srimuang.
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Thailand's second general election for 1992 is being seen as a guage of the strength of pro-democracy political parties vis-a-vis political groups that capitalize on the voters' susceptibility to pay-outs and fondness for personalities. With the military regime's violent reaction to the May street demonstration, the voting population has become more clearly delineated as either supportive of the military or opposed to it. Furthermore, regionalism has become more pronounced, a development which may override monetary considerations in the voters' decisions.
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Chuan Leekpai, Thailand's prime minister, must quickly begin to deal with his country's mounting economic problems. The boom of the late 1980s was due in part to short-term solutions, but now the longer term is looming. The major issues include: a more organized urban labor force; farmers suffering from low prices; rural landlessness; infrastructure problems in Bangkok; encouraging growth outside Bangkok; a trailing industrial sector; and a battered environment.
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