Although a pro-military conservative, he is politically linked to a city where a fast-dwindling number of elderly bomb survivors are a palpable reminder of one of the most momentous events in human history.

Source: https://wtop.com/national/2023/05/analysis-japanese-pm-faces-dilemma-at-g7-as-he-balances-anti-nuke-goals-with-reality-of-threats/

Complex election rules in the country, implemented after the coup, mean the pro-democratic parties would need a sweeping landslide win to overcome the system that's skewed in favour of pro-military candidates.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/thai-election-preview-1.6842519?cmp=rss

Meanwhile, a handful of pro-military artists have been cast in the junta’s propaganda films.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/with-eye-on-poll-myanmar-military-allied-usdp-meets-charities-social-groups.html

The election could upset the status quo after more than eight years of a conservative pro-military government led by former army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1765984/thai-voters-cast-early-ballots-one-week-before-election

The elections commission, whose members Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha had chosen, used a previously undisclosed calculation to award parliamentary seats to minor, pro-military parties shortly after the votes concluded in 2019.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/politics/pheu-thai-voices-dissolution-fears/

There is a concern in Beijing that the junta lacks the capacity needed to hold elections and reinstitute authoritarian control under a pro-military political party.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/interview/china-increasingly-concerned-about-instability-in-post-coup-myanmar-us-expert.html