Thai parties start coalition deal-making
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Thailand's political parties got down to hard bargaining on Monday after voters roundly rejected last year's military coup but failed to give supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra an outright majority.
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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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COLOMBO: Sri Lankaâs ruling coalition on Friday won crucial support from an opposition party to gain a simple majority for the first time since April elections and clear the way for reviving peace talks with Tamil rebels.
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Thailand's interim government lifts a ban on political party activities imposed after last September's coup.
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers tightened their grip yesterday, restricting political activities, assuming legislative powers and detaining some allies of the deposed prime minister.
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The party allied to ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra claims it has enough backing to form a coalition.
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Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders began Wednesday sounding out political leaders on forming a coalition government that would bridge Belgium&#39;s linguistic divide in the wake of Sunday&#39;s elections.
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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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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shakes up cabinet in a bid to beat bird flu and unrest in the south.
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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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Parties backing the &quot;Orange Revolution&quot; on  Thursday signed a deal to form a coalition government aimed at  keeping the pro-Western administration on course for bringing  Ukraine into the European mainstream.
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Thai prime minister offers to hold talks with ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra as supporters rally in Bangkok.
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Military leaders in Thailand urge voters to accept the results of the forthcoming general election.
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A party linked to former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra unveils a coalition with five smaller parties after elections.
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The Thai government will consider a proposal for a &quot;national conciliation committee&quot; to find alternative ways of restoring peace in the south,.
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The political party allied to the deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday it had struck a deal with several smaller parties to allow it form a coalition and become the next government
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Thailand's military rulers said Tuesday they have completed a draft interim constitution and plan to name a new prime minister as soon as possible.