Thailand’s progressives seek change at elections

(27 Apr 2023)
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER:4431490
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 22 April 2023
1. Wide to close of Pita Limjaroenrat, Leader of Move Forward Party, appearing and getting rousing welcome at rally
HEADLINE: Thailand’s progressives seek change at elections
ANNOTATION: Thailand’s progressive movement is targeting change via the ballot box.
2. Pita greeting crowd
ANNOTATION: Move Forward, led by businessman Pita Limjaroenrat, is the only major party in Thailand that presents a progressive, left-leaning agenda.
3. Crowd chanting Pita’s name
4. Pita on stage taking selfie with crowd
ANNOTATION: It grew out of the Future Forward Party, which came from nowhere to take 81 out of 500 seats at the last election.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Bangkok, Thailand - 08 November 2020
++NIGHT SHOTS++
5. Wide of police vehicles blocking their path
6. Wide of water cannons hitting crowd
ANNOTATION: A year later a court dissolved it over a funding irregularity, prompting street protests and escalating civil unrest and strict crackdowns.
DATE SCREEN CREDIT: 08 November 2020
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Bangkok - 14 October 2020
7. Various of Chonthicha Jangrew at front of protest
ANNOTATION: Chonthicha Jangrew became a national figure during the protests, which called for vast change, including reform of the untouchable monarchy.
DATE SCREEN CREDIT: 14 October 2020
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pathum Thani - 17 April 2023
8. Wide of activist Chonthicha Jangrew, speaking to market stallholder
ANNOTATION: Now she is on the election trail standing for the Move Forward Party.
9. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Chonthicha Jangrew, Prospective lawmaker for Move Forward Party: ++PART OVERLAID BY SHOTS 10 AND 11++
“I might be useful to push some laws through parliament, particularly those relating to human rights. I think I might be able to fullfill in parliament those demands I once called for on the street”.
10. Various of Chonthicha Jangrew, speaking to market stall holder
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Bangkok - 26 October 2020
++NIGHT SHOTS++
11. Wide of Chonthicha Jangrew addressing crowd via microphone
DATE SCREEN CREDIT: 26 October 2020
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 18 April 2023
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Prajak Kongkirati, Thammasat University: ++OVERLAID WITH SHOT 13++
“It’s a point of no return. You cannot get rid of them, even though you try to dissolve the party. They represent a new kind of generation, a new kind of voters in Thailand who need a real change.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 22 April 2023
13. Various of young people at Move Forward rally
14. Wide of crowd at rally
15. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Pannapha Hatthavijit, Move Forward supporter: ++OVERLAID WITH SHOTS 16 AND 17++
“They give hope to the young generation again that they don’t have to put up with the old regime. I am glad that someone is fighting for the young generation.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pathum Thani - 17 April 2023
16. Close of Chonthicha Jangrew as she speaks to stall holder
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 03 April 2023
17. Wide of Pita being interviewed at the registration of lawmaker candidates
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 29 March 2023
18. Pita Limjaroenrat campaigning in street
19. SOUNDBITE (English), Pita Limjaroenrat, Leader of Move Forward Party: ++OVERLAID WITH SHOT 18+
“I’m sure the frustration is there and it will be shown in the ballot. For sure. Thais will prove that ballot is stronger than the bullets, back like how President Abraham Lincoln said two hundred years ago, will happen in Thailand this year.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 22 April 2023
STORYLINE:
Find out more about AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: / ap_archive
Facebook: / aparchives ​​
Instagram: / apnews
You can license this story through AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

[@banagan4604]

Elected officials should be able to speak English, especially younger ones.