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	Thailand Election Preview - Council on Foreign Relations
		Thailand could be on the brink of political turmoil as a coalition of opposition groups tries to force Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra out of office.
		Thailand's 1997 constitution mandates that all 500 seats must be filled for the parliament to be considered legitimate.
		Or the elections could be held with opposition parties participating, in which case Thaksin could claim his nearly inevitable victory as a mandate from the people.
	www.cfr.org /publication/10315/thailand_election_preview.html (2064 words)

	Politics of Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Thailand.
		Thailands legal system has been often criticised by othe countries for having penalties of life in prison or even death for crimes such as drug possesion or smuggling, while having lenient penalties for other crimes including acts of terrorism.
		In those elections, the political parties that had opposed the military in May 1992 won by a narrow majority, and Chuan Leekpai, a leader of the Democrat Party, became prime minister at the head of a five-party coalition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Thailand (1858 words)

	Ruling party sweeps elections in Thailand - The Boston Globe
		Thaksin, Thailand's longest-serving prime minister, called the election three years early in the hope of ending a mounting opposition campaign to force him from office.
		In some districts in Bangkok and southern Thailand, where Thaksin is especially unpopular, early returns indicated that Thai Rak Thai candidates would not receive 20 percent of the eligible vote, the minimum amount required for a candidate to win.
		Thaksin could call new elections in selected districts, but that could mean the government would remain in limbo for months.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/04/03/ruling_party_sweeps_elections_in_thailand (663 words)

	Elections in Thailand represent most common political tendencies - Pravda.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Thailand can be probably described as one of the most expressive countries at this point, especially against the background of the snap elections which the country held last weekend.
		His persona and the regime that the prime minister established in Thailand are very typical of modern politics.
		It is worthy of note that the opposition parties refused to participate in the elections.
	english.pravda.ru /world/asia/04-04-2006/78336-Thailand-0 (701 words)

	Thailand History \| iExplore.com
		The Kingdom of Thailand (known as Siam until 1939) was ruled by the Khmers, based in what is now neighboring Cambodia, during the 11th and 12th centuries.
		The border with Myanmar, Thailand’s most troublesome neighbor in recent years, was closed for much of 2002 after fighting between the Myanmar army and Shan rebels spilled over into Thai territory – not for the first time.
		Thailand is a member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (and as such will participate in the planned Free Trade Area), as well as the Asian Development Bank and the Colombo Plan (a cooperative trading body covering South Asia).
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Thailand/History (1407 words)

	Thailand elections » 7DAYS General and Local News \| Dubai Abu Dhabi \| UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Thailand held by-elections yesterday amid tight security, but the polls threatened to leave unresolved the constitutional crisis that forced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to step aside.
		The new balloting in 40 districts took place mainly in southern Thailand, a bastion of the opposition which boycotted the general election on April 2.
		Despite increased security across Thailand’s provinces, where more than 1,200 people have been killed in two years of unrest, one security officer was killed and at least four injured in attacks by suspected militants.
	www.7days.ae /2006/04/24/thailand-elections.html (119 words)

	World Prout Assembly: Thailand: Democracy, Elections and Legitimacy
		Elections are getting some bad press and throwing up uncomfortable results from Palestine to Ukraine to Thailand.
		The Election Commission (of whose commitment to democratic principles we will speak later) banned the candidates and parties involved, but didn't think it necessary to wonder who might be paying for all this.
		So in the 2 April elections, voters turned up to discover that the individual voting booths (a desk with chest-high panels on three sides) had been turned so that instead of the open side facing the back wall of the polling station as before, it faced the front.
	www.worldproutassembly.org /archives/2006/05/thailand_democr.html (4783 words)

	Elections In Thailand, Schema-Root news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		had been any reaction from Thailand, she said the interim government in Bangkok had been busy drafting a new constitution and preparing for elections next year...
		Thailand'S junta leader on Thursday warned the military-installed government was...
		Now Thailand must ask itself: Is this the kind of country...
	schema-root.org /region/asia/southeast_asia/thailand/government/elections (265 words)


		Additionally, Thailand’s anti-communist stance and geographic proximity to Vietnam were vital to the United States during the Cold War, and its current support in the “War on Terror” has once again united the two nations.
		Thailand has been ruled by King Bhumibol since 1946, however, until recently, the country suffered a series of political crises and undemocratic installations of heads of state – primarily via bloodless military coups.
		Although there were no major terrorist acts in Thailand in 2003, between June and July of that year, Thai authorities arrested four suspected JI operatives implicated in a plan to bomb numerous targets in Thailand.
	www.cdi.org /program/document.cfm?documentid=2392&programID=73&from_page=../friendlyversion/printversion.cfm (1061 words)

	White House calls for quick Thai elections - Boston.com
		The White House on Tuesday called for a "quick return" to democratic elections in Thailand after a bloodless coup last month deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
		"Thailand's image in the eyes of the world and U.S.-Thai relations will suffer until Thailand returns to its place as a democratic leader in Asia," Perino said.
		Thailand's military rulers swore in Surayud Chulanont, a retired general, as interim prime minister on Sunday and unveiled a constitution, following their September 19 coup.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/10/03/white_house_calls_for_quick_thai_elections (264 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Thai court cancels weekend elections as top judges seek solution to ...
		Thailand's ruling party has been unable to form a new government because the elections left Parliament with unfilled seats.
		The April 2 elections failed to fill all the seats in Parliament, a requirement for the chamber to convene, because of a boycott by critics who accused outgoing Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption and abuse of power.
		The opposition boycott of the April 2 elections handed a near sweep of parliamentary seats to the ruling Thai Rak Thai party but 14 remain unfilled because uncontested ruling party candidates failed to win support from the 20 percent of eligible voters needed to win a seat in Parliament.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20060428-0727-thailand-elections.html (277 words)

	International IDEA \| “The Thai elections have become a plebiscite”, says Gotham Arya, director of the ...
		However, the main opposition parties have announced that they are boycotting the 2 April elections, accusing the prime minister of misrule and corruption.
		Political parties should participate when there is an election, but this time the opposition parties argue that there should not be the dissolution of the House in the first place, and the time to prepare to contest the election is too short, too short of notice.
		And also the opposition parties argue that the prime minister has turned the elections into a kind of plebiscite, saying that “if I receive more than 50 percent of the vote, I will maintain the position saying that I would be clear by popular vote.” That would be legitimized by that process of various allegations.
	www.idea.int /elections/tahi_elections.cfm?renderforprint=1& (895 words)

	bilaterals.org \| Thailand
		Thailand’s new NGO Network for Political and Social Reform says it wants the military-led Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy and the interim government to scrap free-trade agreements and the privatisation of state enterprises.
		Thailand is suffering a nearly Bt9 billion (about US$239.5 million) trade deficit chalked up between October last year and May this year as a result of the free trade agreements (FTAs) it has entered with China, India, Australia and New Zealand.
		Thailand, the Asian country most aggressive in seeking free trade deals after Singapore, is likely to miss the deadlines for its free trade talks with many nations, including the United States and Japan, according to a senior Thai official.
	www.bilaterals.org /rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=117 (2442 words)

	1968: Thailand - Archive Article - MSN Encarta
		The pace of constitutional development quickened with the holding of two sets of elections.
		Municipal elections in December 1967, the first elections in Thailand in a decade, brought an enthusiastic turnout.
		In January elections were held at the provincial council level; 5,320 candidates contested...
	encarta.msn.com /sidebar_1741580312/1968_Thailand.html (143 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Vote boycott deepens Thai crisis
		The latest poll needed to be held after a low turnout in the main 2 April elections meant not all 500 seats in the lower house were filled.
		The latest election was concentrated in southern Thailand, a centre of opposition to Mr Shinawatra and scene of a bloody Muslim insurgency.
		The law states that parliament should convene within 30 days of an election to form a new government, but also that it cannot do so unless all 500 seats of the lower house are filled.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4936092.stm (325 words)

	US imposes sanctions on Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Thailand's military rulers said on Thursday they had selected a new prime minister who would serve until the promised elections in October 2007.
		Thailand is a key US diplomatic and non-Nato ally and has played an important role in the US "war on terror" following the 11 September 2001 attacks.
		The military overthrow followed months of growing tension in Thailand, with protests against Mr Thaksin and a general election which was annulled because of concerns about its legitimacy.
	www.populistamerica.com /us_imposes_sanctions_on_thailand (300 words)

	ITV News - Thailand calm in wake of coup
		Thailand remains under martial law following a military coup but there is a relaxed atmosphere on the streets of capital Bangkok despite the presence of tanks and soldiers.
		He has called for new general elections in Thailand to be arranged quickly and for all parties to work toward national reconciliation.
		He has previously won three general elections but opponents have accused him of packing the state Election Commission with cronies and stifling media that were once among the most free in Asia.
	www.itv.com /news/dad089a52aff7946624ffeea878940c8.html (440 words)

	Thai Elections Likely To Be Delayed Until December 2007 - Thailand Forum
		BANGKOK (XFN-ASIA) - Elections in Thailand are likely to be postponed until December 2007, two months later than the leaders of last month's coup had promised, according to a minister.
		Maybe December 2007 is a bit too optimistic as well—and of course all this assumes the constitution passes the referendum.
		Well, but the folks here in Thailand have now a bit of experience in constitution throwing together...eh...writing, it's the 16th or 17th constitution now, since 1932.
	www.thaivisa.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=89431 (1354 words)

	Al Jazeera English - Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted prime minister, has called for swift general elections in Thailand where military coup leaders have banned "political activities".
		The administration said it expected to complete a probe this month into whether Thaksin's family legitimately avoided tax on their $1.9 billion sale of the company he founded and into allegations of corruption in government spending under his rule.
		Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Democrat Party leader, called for elections in six months after army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin promised a civilian prime minister in two weeks, followed by a military withdrawal, political reform in a year and then new elections.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/1FAEA339-316B-4AD3-9A79-561AB25F9445.htm (795 words)

	Thailand \| The Huffington Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Thailand (AP) Thai doctors have successfully separated 8-month-old twin girls who were born joined from chest to abdomen, a Bangkok hospital said Thursday.
		Thailand has been swept up in royal fever since the king's 60th anniversary on the throne in June last year.
		Thailand is overwhelmingly Buddhist, but the country's far south is predominantly Muslim, and residents of the region have long felt that they are treated like second-class citizens.
	www.huffingtonpost.com /people/Thailand (1177 words)

	OnlineWomen: Thailand
		As the year 2000 marks a milestone in the history of Thai politics, with elections held at both national and local levels, women groups in Thailand have stepped up their campaign to encourage women’ s participation in politics. Read more from this report.
		The triumph of elected women parliamentarians during the 2000 elections, which increased the number of seats held by women in the parliament to 8.4% of the total number of representatives, is being attributed to the new charter.
		The Women in Politics Institute of Thailand, a pioneering women's NGO, has recognized the lack of attention given to the issue of women's political participation and has taken on the task of lobbying other NGOs, political parties and the government to address the issue of women's political participation.
	www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org /thai/thaidoc.htm (658 words)

	Thailand facts, Thailand travel videos, flags, photos - National Geographic
		Thailand, in Southeast Asia, is dominated by the Chao Phraya River basin, which contains Bangkok—the capital and largest city, with some 6.6 million people.
		The highest mountains are in northern Thailand, and the rich soils in the remote mountain valleys produce opium poppies.
		The only nation in Southeast Asia to escape colonial rule, Siam changed its name in 1939 to Thailand, meaning "land of the free." However, Thailand has not escaped military coups—more than a dozen since 1932, when a revolution transformed the government from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy.
	www3.nationalgeographic.com /places/countries/country_thailand.html (534 words)

	The Intelligence Network :
		The White House on Tuesday called for a "quick return" to democratic elections in Thailand after a bloodless coup last month ousted the former leader.
		The Bush administration is proposing elections in Iraq in the first half of next year and the formation of a government before a constitution is written, as it seeks to speed up the shift of power the Iraqis.
		Elections could be held in Iraq in little over a year, Tony Blair told the Commons yesterday after claiming victory for the first time in the war to remove Saddam Hussein.
	www.intellnet.org /news/index.html?type=category&value=Elections (490 words)

	9718—Bulgarian Elections; AIDS in Thailand—5/6/97
		Thailand is among the Asian countries, where both problems pose excessive risk to HIV.
		Exact numbers on how many men and women work in the sex industry and the amount of money it generates are hard to pin down since it remains an underground economy.
		No longer are they able to earn income, provide the family's food and water and fulfill their normally productive tasks because now they focus on caring for the sick.
	www.commongroundradio.org /shows/97/9718.html (3670 words)

	THAILAND: parliamentary elections Saphaphuthan Ratsadon, 2001
		Elections were held for all seats in the House of Representatives on the normal expiry of the members' term of office
		An election commissioner stated that in several areas, protests were started by people who had bet enormous amounts on the elections.
		Local officials counting the votes reported that 10% of ballots for constituency candidates were invalid, and widespread complaints of vote-buying and other reports of election fraud led the Election Commission to schedule revotes in 62 of the 400 constituencies.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2311_01.htm (587 words)

	CNN.com - Coup chief cites intense conflicts - Sep 19, 2006
		Speaking in front of giant portraits of Thailand's king and queen, Sonthi was flanked by chiefs of the three armed services and the head of the national police.
		The chiefs of Thailand's army, navy and air force earlier met King Bhumibol Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country while Thaksin was in New York for a U.N. meeting.
		Elections in Thailand are scheduled for November after the country's constitutional court ruled that a vote in April was unconstitutional.
	www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/thailand.coup.rumor/index.html (1182 words)

	Focus on the Global South - THAILAND: DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND LEGITIMACY
		The Election Commission (of whose commitment to democratic principles we will speak later) banned the candidates and parties involved, but didn't think it necessary to wonder who might be paying for all this.
		Meanwhile, two and half weeks after the elections for the House of Representatives that Thaksin sort of won, Thais were obliged to go back to the polls to elect a Senate.
		So in the 2 April elections, voters turned up to discover that the individual voting booths (a desk with chest-high panels on three sides)had been turned so that instead of the open side facing the back wall of the polling station as before, it faced the front.
	www.focusweb.org /thailand-democracy-elections-and-legitimacy.html (5577 words)

	THAILAND: Elections to Test Elections
		Such a test of the general election, being held three years ahead of schedule, is only one of the many odd features of the most controversial parliamentary poll ever held in this South-east Asian country.
		The case for a ''no vote'' has been one of the messages that an increasingly large number of anti-government critics in Bangkok have been pushing for, ever since Thaksin announced, late February, that he was calling a snap poll to counter attacks against his administration.
		The powerful TRT -- which won with a thumping majority at the February 2005 parliamentary election, as it did when it first came to power in the January 2001 poll -- is running uncontested in as many as constituencies.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=32726 (1029 words)

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