Thailand on shaky political ground: 5 things to know

BANGKOK -- Stability has been the watchword for once-rival parties in the ruling coalition of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, even as they spent the past eight months in a precarious triangle of power. But developments in May have resurrected the threat of political turbulence in a country that has seen 13 successful coups and several mass protest movements in the past century.

In one corner are traditional elites supported by the military and conservative parties. Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Srettha and their Pheu Thai Party's political network are in the second corner. The final group comprises business interests who previously counted Srettha as one of their own.