Thai "stealth coup" threatens pro-Thaksin victory
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Fears of a post-election dirty tricks campaign by Thailand's old guard appear to be coming true.
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Thais voted on Sunday in a post-coup general election that supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sought to turn into a referendum on his return from exile.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not dare return from exile because he could be assassinated by his opponents, the general who removed him in a bloodless coup last year said on Wednesday.
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A graft-busting panel appointed by   Thailand's coup leaders will take over probes into alleged   corruption by ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his   cabinet, which could lead to asset seizures and political bans.
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Thailand's revered king voices concern over a court ruling on whether the two main parties should be disbanded.
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Polling booths in Thailand opened at 8 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday in the first election since a bloodless military coup against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last year.
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Thailand's army chief vowed on   Wednesday to wipe the political slate clean and return "power   to the people" as soon as possible after a bloodless coup   against billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's military coup leaders faced   international calls for a swift return to democracy on   Wednesday, after vowing to choose a new prime minister within   two weeks to replace ousted Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's army-appointed government has called a general election for December 23 which many people hope will end months of political turmoil but may also steer the country into another era of weak coalitions.
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In the wake of this week's military coup in Thailand, former central bank Governor Chatumongol Sonakul is favored to become the country's interim civilian leader, The Bangkok Post newspaper said Saturday.
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Security is stepped up in the Thai capital amid threats of protests over the disbanding of a key political party.
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BANGKOK , Thailand -- The generals billed it as a pro-democracy military coup, and although they had ousted one of the most popular prime ministers in Thailand's history, most commentators here yesterday tended to agree.
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Â· Samak campaigned as front for exiled Thaksin Â· Troubled term predicted for abrasive rightwinger
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Thailand's military looks set to loom   large over an interim civilian government despite pledging it   would step back two weeks after ousting Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra in a bloodless coup.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns to the country, officials warn.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he is considering going home, but insists he will not return to politics.
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Thailand made an uneasy return to democracy Wednesday with the swearing-in of a Cabinet dominated by loyalists to the prime minister ousted 19 months ago in a military coup.