The Pad Thai Election
We expect the upcoming March 24th general election in Thailand to be the first step toward a check-and-balance system but also see this election leading to another election in 2-3 years with the current poll pointing to either an indecisive faction with the junta’s leader, General Prayut Chan O-Sha as the Prime Minister (PM) or a loose faction with Abhisit Vejjajiva as the PM. In either case, we do not expect the new government to have the decisive vote in the parliament.
With all the campaign promises, most of which copied Thaksin’s populism style, we also expect rising domestic spending post-election. We expect the voting turnout to be a record 80% or above and believe this election is at least a step toward a more transparent government with a valid opposition and that should induce more investments into the country. That said, we see the event as credit positive for Thailand. Though Thailand’s USD and THB bonds are not attractive and/or sufficiently liquid to international investors, in our view, we believe Thailand is worth monitoring on its role to be the center of the Greater Mekong region, let alone ASEAN.
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