Thai Baton Passes From Dictatorship to Elected Dictatorship
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The election of former Prime Minister and Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai as Speaker of Thailand’s House of Representatives – despite the fact that his party was drubbed and won no seats in its traditional Bangkok stronghold – indicates a grubby political reality portending that the junta will remain in charge by buying loyalties and ignoring strong electoral showings by pro-democratic parties.
Thai Baton Passes From Dictatorship to Elected Dictatorship
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Thai Baton Passes From Dictatorship to Elected Dictatorship
The election of former Prime Minister and Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai as Speaker of Thailand’s House of Representatives – despite the fact that his party was drubbed and won no seats in its traditional Bangkok stronghold – indicates a grubby political reality portending that the junta will remain in charge by buying loyalties and ignoring strong electoral showings by pro-democratic parties.