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Centralised power structure seen as Pheu Thai's achilles' heel Lack of responsiveness to voters' needs could limit success: critics
While many Pheu Thai members are under the illusion that their party is invincible, its top-down power structure has been blamed for what some consider a failure to sense the true wishes and needs of Thais, and is even seen by some as a threat to the party's future.
Several of the ruling party's populist policies have been under attack from critics since day one - or even before they got off the ground. Critics believe giving free tablet computers to students is not worth the cost as the students are too young and the devices cause parents too many headaches. From the Ua Arthon affordable-housing project to the first car-buyer scheme, the policies were criticised as not really benefiting the majority or the government's target group.
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