Candidates begin registering in complicated process to select Thailand's new Senate

Potential candidates to become members of Thailand's next Senate arrive at the Phaya Thai district office in Bangkok, May 20, 2024. Thai officer check document from potential candidates to become members of Thailand's next Senate arrive at the Phaya Thai district office in Bangkok, May 20, 2024.

Thailand on Monday officially began the selection of new senators, a process that has become part of an ongoing war between progressive forces hoping for democratic political reforms and conservatives seeking to keep the status quo.