Thai parliament elects pugnacious Samak as PM
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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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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was set to become the most powerful leader ever elected in Thailand, with TV exit polls giving him 399 of 500 seats after the election and his rival swiftly conceding.
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Thailand's new civilian prime minister   will have a free hand in running the country, its military   leader said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army   casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.
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The Kosovo parliament has elected ex-rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj as its new prime minister, despite war crimes allegations.
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Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz easily won a seat in parliament, officials said on Thursday, clearing the way for him to head the government next week.
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PAKISTAN&#39;S NATIONAL Assembly has elected Shaukat Aziz as the countryâs new prime minister, replacing interim Prime Minister Chaudhri Shujaat, who stepped in when Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali resigned June 28.
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The interim prime minister hand-picked by Thailand's military commanders is expected to be formally announced and sworn-in Sunday after the country's king gives his approval, television editors said Saturday.
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Former World Trade Organization head   Supachai Panitchpakdi has agreed to be Thailand's new Prime   Minister, newspapers said on Tuesday, as the country's military   rulers unveiled a plan to return gradually to the barracks.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was set to become Thailand's most powerful elected leader on Monday following a crushing election win that should make him head of the country's first single-party government.
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Thailand's parliament on Monday chose a combative, right-wing politician and close ally of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra as the country's new prime minister
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Samak Sundaravej Â the man likely to become Thailand's next prime minister Â is known for his sharp tongue and short temper.
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A party that backs former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that it had enough allies in parliament to form a government.
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Viktor A. Zubkov, President Vladimir V. Putinâs little-known choice for prime minister, was confirmed by Parliament today.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he was confident the party he backed in weekend elections could form a coalition government, unless prevented unfairly, allowing him to return from exile.
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Russia's parliament overwhelmingly confirmed Viktor Zubkov as prime minister on Friday, two days after President Vladimir Putin surprised observers by nominating the virtually-unknown official.
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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.
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The pro-Thaksin party that won most votes in the Thai election claims it has enough backing to form a coalition.