Thaksin looms over Thailand's post-coup vote
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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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Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a military coup, will return from exile early next year, political allies said.
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BANGKOK -- Really, he is not up to anything. Just doing a little shopping, taking a well-earned rest. What is everybody so worked up about? From China to Hong Kong to Bali, Thailand's deposed prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in September in a coup, has been circling his country, mostly shopping for blazers, handbags, things like that; playing a little ...
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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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Thailand's political parties pursued coalition talks Monday after allies of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won nearly half the seats Â but not an outright majority Â in the first parliamentary election since a military coup.
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A little over a year ago, as President Bush prepared to make a state visit to Thailand, he declared that the country&#39;s prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was a &quot;very strong leader and a very
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Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns home from a self-imposed exile as planned, even if his victorious allies form a government following last weekend's general election, officials said Thursday.
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Four days after a coup that ousted a   democratically elected prime minister, all eyes are on the Thai   military to make good on its pledge to select an interim leader   to oversee political reforms and eventual elections.
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Published: 20/09/2006 - 08:05:19 AM Send to a friend Britons in Thailand were urged today to exercise caution after the military coup to oust prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK  - Thailand's soothsayers, like most of its political analysts, reckon Sunday's general election will do little or nothing in the short term to resolve the country's deep divisions.
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On Sunday, supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are expected to win a majority in the first parliamentary elections since last September's military coup.
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Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Monday his interim government agrees the next general election should be held on Dec. 23. If carried out, it will be the first vote since last year's coup toppled the government.
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Thailand's military rulers, having successfully held power for more than a week, are now grappling with how to give it up, hinting Tuesday that a former army commander might be named the provisional prime minister,
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Polls opened Sunday in Thailand's first national election after a military coup, with loyalists of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expected to capture the most votes, The Associated Press reported
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Thailand faced more political turmoil on Thursday after exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was banned from politics and his party dismantled, raising fears of unrest ahead of elections in December.
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Thailand's new prime minister started work on Monday with pledges to focus on national reconciliation and "people's happiness" in the wake of last month's military coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's parliament convenes Monday after a nearly two-year absence, restoring democracy after a military coup ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and returning many of his allies to politics.