The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) 2019 Democracy Index – the 12th edition of the index – saw Thailand’s score jump 38 places in the global rankings to become a "flawed democracy" rather than a "hybrid regime".The upgrade was obviously due to the long-awaited general election finally being held following the May 2014 military coup. "The biggest score change in Asia occurred in Thailand, which finally held an election in March 2019, the first since t