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Article: Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra 'poised' to return Thursday: foreign minister
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- February 26, 2008
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Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand from 17 months in exile Thursday to fight corruption charges, foreign minister said. Critics warned the homecoming could plunge the country into political crisis.
The prospect of Thaksin's imminent return sent shock waves through the country's political circles, prompting the new prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, to call for calm.
"I want to urge the Thai people not to be concerned," Samak told reporters. "I do not anticipate any unwanted incidents. There will be no chaos."
Samak and his People's Power Party, which is packed with Thaksin allies, won Dec. 23 general elections. The ...