"Sections of the PAD leadership effectively wish to replace the imperfect but majoritarian electoral democracy currently in place with one that returns Thailand to the "semi-democracy" of the 1980s, although one reconfigured as more virtuous and wise.
“Secciones del liderazgo de PAD efectivamente desean reemplazar la imperfecta pero mayoritaria democracia electoral actualmente activa, por una que regrese a Tailandia a la "semi-democracia" de los 80s, aunque reconfigurada como más virtuosa y sabia.