Thais vote in poll unlikely to heal divisions
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Thais voted on Sunday in a general election meant to restore democracy after last year's military coup but which is unlikely to heal Thailand's deep political divisions.
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People in Thailand take part in the first general election since last year's coup which ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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The election reveals a worrisome divide among the country's voters -- and a predeliction for show over substance in the winning party
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After a campaign marred by scandal and alleged intimidation, the people of Hong Kong voted Sunday under gray skies in legislative elections that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed Hong Kong in July 1997.
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Security is tight in Thailand ahead of a court ruling that could see the two main political parties disbanded.
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Thailand's post-coup general election could be pushed back until early 2008 as legal experts fear a new constitution and other laws will not be finished as planned, army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on Sunday.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Buddhists in Thailand have implored Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to end violence targeting them on an almost daily basis in the south of the country.
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THE results of Sunday&#39;s Legislative Council (Legco) elections show clearly that voters want change, but are less clear about whether they want faster democratisation.
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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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BANGKOK, Dec. 23 -- Loyalists of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra won nearly half the seats in Thailand's parliamentary elections Sunday in a striking rebuke to the generals who forced the billionaire populist from power in 2006.
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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 was poised Saturday for the first election since last year's bloodless coup, under the close watch of the military and the looming shadow of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party is likely to win 399 out of 500 seats in parliament, a Thai television exit poll said on Sunday minutes after voting for a general election finished.
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While foreigners recover in the comfort of their home countries, many Thais have no homes left to return to.
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The People Power Party backing former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won the most seats in Sunday's Thai election according to two exit polls, a likely cause of concern to the generals who ousted him in 2006.
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Thais voted Sunday in national elections expected to return Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to office with a huge mandate, his popularity buoyed by his hands-on reaction to the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster.
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This monthÂs midterm election revealed that the country is still far from able to ensure that every vote counts.