Monday, December 9, 2013

Thai PM Calls Snap Election



Thai PM Calls Snap Election, Protesters Press On -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament on Monday and called a snap election, but anti-government protest leaders pressed ahead with mass demonstrations seeking to install an unelected body to run Thailand.

Protesters have been on the streets of the capital for weeks, clashing with police and vowing to oust Yingluck and eradicate the influence of her self-exiled brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The clashes petered out last week as the nation celebrated the revered king's birthday, but political hostilities are set to resume in earnest.

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More News On Thailand's PM Calling A Snap Election

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Amid protests, Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolves parliament -- CNN
Thai PM Dissolves Parliament, Calls for Snap Elections -- Voice of America
Thai PM Yingluck Dissolves Parliament But Tensions Remain High -- Time

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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament on Monday and called a snap election, but anti-government protest leaders pressed ahead with mass demonstrations seeking to install an unelected body to run Thailand.