Thai Premier Appears to Score Major Victory in Elections
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Sunday's elections in what appeared to be a  decisive mandate for a second term, propelled by strong support from Thailand's rural poor and his adroit handling of the tsunami disaster.
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Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra is cruising into February 6 polls with an unassailable lead, after a first term navigating unforeseen crises from bird flu and separatist violence to the unprecedented tsunami.
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A victory by a Thai opposition candidate in the race for Bangkok governor is a blow to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his party ahead of national polls early next year, analysts said.
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Thai business leaders and investors have welcomed their new premier amid hopes the military-backed leader will shore up confidence in an economy rocked by months of political crisis.
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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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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is poised to become Indonesia&#39;s first president by popular mandate with the official vote tally of Monday&#39;s election showing a clear margin of victory with counting almost complete.
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Thais vote on Sunday in a general election that marks the return of democracy after last year's military coup but which is unlikely to heal Thailand's deep political divisions.
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Thailand's leading parties wooed possible partners for a coalition government on Monday, a day after allies of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra came out on top in the country's first election since he was ousted in a September 2006 military coup.
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Thailand's military-installed premier has defended a series of shifts in the country's economic policies, saying investor confidence will not be undermined in the kingdom, state media reported Sunday.
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Pollution and overcrowding top the agenda as the Thai capital, Bangkok, votes for a new governor.
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Ally announces former PM's return as Thailand prepares for election, 15 months after coup
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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 party allied to Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra seeks coalition partners after claiming victory in the polls.
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With a general election less than four months away, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is hardening his stance towards unrest in the largely Muslim south, despite
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With his backers claiming victory in a parliamentary election, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday that he was prepared to return to Thailand.
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Thais are voting in an election that is expected to give Thaksin Shinawatra's party a landslide victory.
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The first results are declared in Ghana's general elections, with the two major parties ahead in their strongholds.