Opposition party candidate wins out as Bangkok governor
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The opposition Democratic party candidate, Apirak Kosayodhin, was unofficially set to be the next Bangkok governor with a landslide victory in the vote finished in the wee hours Monday morning.
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Thailand's military rulers said Thursday they had chosen a prime minister for an interim government to be installed in a few days, but would not confirm that it was the front-running candidate, a former army commander.
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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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The winning party in Thailandâs general election said Wednesday it had reached agreement with coalition partners to form a government.
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The leader of the main Thai opposition steps down, following a landslide win for PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Former rebel spokesman Irwandi Yusuf has won the first direct election for governor of Indonesia's Aceh province according to an unofficial quick count, the director of the local survey group that conducted the count has told AFP.
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Pakistan's opposition parties put forward their jailed leader as candidate in a rubber-stamp parliamentary vote for prime minister against the ruling party candidate, ex-finance minister Shaukat Aziz.
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JALAPA, Mexico  - Mexico's main opposition party  fought to hold on to one of its oldest electoral bastions ahead  of 2006 presidential elections, in a close governor's race on  Sunday in Veracruz state.
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A Thai court ruling clears the way for a party allied to ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra to form a government.
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Allies of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Sunday's elections, setting the stage for the billionaire's political comeback more than a year after his ouster in a coup.
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Thai lawmakers elected Samak Sundaravej, an ally of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, as the nation's new prime minister Monday, restoring civilian leadership after 16 months of military rule.
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Slowly but -- it seems -- surely, the party backing ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is shaping up to be Thailand's next government, a stunning reversal of fortune since last year's military coup.
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Opposition parties made big gains in municipal elections Sunday following two weeks of protests over the prime minister' admission that he lied about the economy.
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Opposition parties in Pakistan have taken big leads in the election, admits the party allied to President Musharraf.
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Opposition candidate Ernest Bai Koroma has won Sierra Leone's presidential run-off, election officials declared Monday.
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The party of Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga says he has won his country's presidential election.
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Slowly but it seems surely, the party backing ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is shaping up to form Thailand's next government, a stunning reversal of fortune after last year's military coup.