First post-coup vote in Thailand
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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 Thai army declared martial law   nationwide in the early hours of Wednesday after a coup to   dismiss Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a coup spokesman   said in a televised address.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set Monday to head Thailand's first single-party government  following a big election win that was widely expected but was  turning out to be more one-sided than forecast.
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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 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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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 military looks set to loom   large over an interim civilian government despite pledging it   would step back two weeks after ousting Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra in a bloodless coup.
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The junta that seized power in Thailand 16 months ago held its last meeting Tuesday, a spokesman said, clearing the way for elected politicians to take control of government.
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The opposition wins the first stage of Mauritania's first poll since a coup ended 20 years of authoritarian rule.
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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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Thailand's crown prince on Monday opened the country's first elected parliament since a coup 16 months ago, with allies of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra back in charge under the People Power Party.
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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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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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The leaders of Thailand's military coup are given formal royal endorsement in a televised ceremony.
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BANGKOK, Thailand  -- Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday he is willing to return to Thailand and act as an adviser to allies leading the political party that won the country's first elections since his ouster in a 2006 military coup.
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A panel appointed by Thailand's coup leaders to draw up a new constitution agreed on a final draft Friday and scheduled a referendum in August, setting up the possibility of elections later this year.
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The leaders of Thailand's military coup discuss the appointment of a new civilian prime minister.