Thai PM Sweeps to One-Party Rule in Historic Win
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  became Thailand's first two-time elected leader on Monday,  marking a new era of stable government after a crushing  election victory that proved the power of mass market populism.
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The Thai armed forces seized power   without firing a shot, dismissed Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra's government, revoked the constitution and promised   a swift return to democracy after political reforms.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Sunday's elections in what appeared to be a massive mandate for a second term, propelled by strong support from Thailand's rural poor and his adroit handling of the tsunami disaster.
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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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Thai judges said on Wednesday ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party was guilty of breaking election laws, a ruling which may bar its top officials from politics and push the country deeper into uncertainty.
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The People Power Party, which supports deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, plans to unveil a coalition government Saturday, capping a dramatic political turnaround 16 months after his ouster.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Thai military launched a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday night, circling his offices with tanks, seizing control of TV stations and declaring a provisional authority pledging loyalty to the king.
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A Thai court rejected legal challenges against a party allied with ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday, paving the way for the installment of the first elected government since a 2006 military coup.
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Thailand's military rulers announced a stop-gap prime minister and constitution on Sunday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's parliament elected pugnacious right-winger Samak Sundaravej prime minister on Monday as the country returns to representative, civilian government after a bloodless September 2006 coup.
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Thailand's junta has publicly announced a ban on all political meetings and the registration of new political parties, one day after staging a bloodless military coup that ousted the country's prime minister.
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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.
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For many in Thailand, it was a clash between two images: an arrogant prime minister who hates to lose, and a humble king who always wins.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has won a landslide general election victory,  exit polls say.
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Thai business leaders and investors have welcomed their new premier amid hopes the military-backed leader will shore up confidence in an economy rocked by months of political crisis.
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Thai lawmakers choose Samak Sundaravej, ally of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the new prime minister.
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Thailand's king swears in a new cabinet dominated by allies of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra.