Sunday, July 3, 2011

Political Change in Thailand



Thaksin Party Wins Thai Election By A Landslide -- Yahoo News/Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's opposition won a landslide election victory on Sunday, led by the sister of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a triumph for red-shirt protesters who clashed with the army last year.

Exit polls showed Yingluck Shinawatra's Puea Thai (For Thais) party winning a clear majority of parliament's 500 seats, paving the way for the 44-year-old business executive to become Thailand's first woman prime minister.

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More News On Thailand's National Election

Thaksin party wins landslide Thai election victory -- Yahoo News/AFP
Opposition carries Thailand elections -- UPI
Thailand Election Results -- The Diplomat
Thai voters pick female prime minister -- Washington Times
Thai PM concedes defeat in national election -- Reuters
Thaksin Party Wins Election in Defeat of ‘Bangkok Elite’ -- Bloomberg
Thaksin calls to congratulate sister in Thai poll -- Reuters
Time To Get Down to Business for Thailand's New Political Star -- CNBC
Thailand and a Perfect Political Storm -- Tim Ferguson, Forbes
Thailand and Mass Politics -- Wall Street journal editorial
Key dates in recent Thai politics -- Washington Post

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