Editing Monarcho-Capitalism (section)

===[[File:Thailand.png]] Thailand [[File:RamaIX.png]][[File:Thanarat.png]][[File:Thaifash.png]][[File:ThaiDemocrat.png]][[File:PalangPracharat.png]][[File:RamaX.png]][[File:Rienthong.png]]===

[[File:RamaIX.png]] '''Network Monarchy''' - The network monarchy is a conceptual framework developed by some academics of Thai politics to describe a political network involved in active interventions in the political process by the monarch and his proxies under the country's constitutional monarchy system. The monarch works with and through other political agencies, such as the elected parliament, and the consensus among the Thai elite is essential. 

Bhumibol Adulyadej or Rama IX was the 9th monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty,  reigning from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016, having amassed a fortune of US$30 billion throughout his 70-year long reign. Bhumibol was born in the US and was educated in Switzerland and ascended the throne following the death by gunshot of his brother, King Ananda Mahidol, whose death has been the cause of much speculation and conspiracy theories. 

In 1957, a military coup led by General [[File:Thanarat.png]] Sarit Thanarat overthrew the government of dictator Plaek "Phibun" Phibunsongkhram who had ruled Thailand since 1932, which began a new and lasting relationship between the military and the monarchy. 

====Lèse-majesté====

Lèse-majesté which in French means "to do wrong to majesty", is a serious crime in Thailand crime according to Section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code making it illegal to defame, insult, or threaten the monarch (king, queen, heir-apparent, heir-presumptive, or regent) of Thailand. Penalties for Lèse-majesté range from three to fifteen years imprisonment. Lèse-majesté has frequently been used throughout modern Thai history by coup makers to justify military coups against elected governments and prime ministers. Lèse-majesté was cited as one of the major reasons for the 2006 coup against Prime Minister [[File:Thaksin.png]] Thaksin Shinawatra and that of 2014 against his sister [[File:Yingluck.png]] Yingluck Shinawatra, by the current Prime Minister [[File:PalangPracharat.png]] Prayuth Chan-o-Cha.