Publication
Aug 2011
Ending all puzzles, predictions, calculations and perhaps fears, the Thai people elected Pheu Thai party with a clear majority and removed a controversial government headed by Abhisit Vejjajiva, which came into power not through winning majority in the elections of 2008, but through Supreme Court intervention. But winning a landside victory with 265 seats of the 500 house seats or 300 when including its five coalition partners including Chartthaipattana, Chart Pattana Puea Pandin, Palang Chon, Mahachon, and New Democrat Party was not enough for Pheu Thai party and its leader Yingluck Shinawatra to form the government.
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Author | Baladas Ghoshal |
Series | IPCS Issue Briefs |
Issue | 171 |
Publisher | Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) |
Copyright | © 2011 Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) |