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Article: VOA NEWS: THAILAND PICKS NEW PRIME MINISTER AFTER 15 MONTHS OF MILITARY-BACKED RULE

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January 28, 2008
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Luis Ramirez

Seventy-two-year-old Samak Sundaravej is controversial for many people in Thailand.They accuse him of running in general elections last month as a proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.Despite being forced from office, exiled, and banned from politics, Mr. Thaksin remains popular, especially among Thailand's poor.

Mr. Samak's People Power Party fought election fraud charges in the Thai Supreme Court this month and won, clearing the way for the party to form a coalition government with five other parties.Made up of Mr. Thaksin's allies, the PPP won the most seats in the lower house of parliament.On Monday, ...

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