Thaksin's Brother-in-law New Thai PM

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Uploaded by on Sep 19, 2008

CHAN:
Thais are expressing their concern and hope one day after Thailand's parliament elected the brother-in-law of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister.

The new prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, is a 61-year-old former judge and government bureaucrat married to Thaksin's younger sister. He won a clear majority of parliamentary votes as the six-party ruling coalition held firm.
Somchai has been acting prime minister since last week when then-prime minister Samak Sundaravej was sacked for hosting TV cooking shows while in office. The People's Alliance for Democracy group also accused him of being an agent for the ousted prime minister Thaksin.

Outside the Government House, the People's Alliance for Democracy let thousands of protesters to continue their sit-in. They are vowing to continue their campaign against the government.

Some Thais expect the new leader to ease the political crisis and bring about and end to protests across the country, as well as to boost Thailand's economy.

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  • The King aint gonna change Thailand. Bring back Thaksin

  • He has been in politics for only 3 years. He wasn't even the party leader when he was appointed as the new prime minister. So, why would someone with minimum political experience and basically now leadership experience be "selected" as the new PM?

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  • ไอ้ตัวเหี้ย ไอ้ตัวจัญไร ไอ้สัตว์เดรัจฉาน ไอ้ถ่อย สมัคร สุนทรเวช ตายไปเสียได้ แผ่นดินไทยสูงขึ้นอีกเยอะ ไอ้เหี้ย ตละกะ แดกห่าจนพุงปลิ้น (จากคนเดือน ตุลาค 2519)

  • fuck u old fag. cant even speak english ลาาาาาว วะ เจริญญญญญญ

  • all of this son of the bite.they all mother fucker drink นมตัวเหี้ย

  • singaporean?

  • forgive me for saying this...

    but isnt sacking someone for hosting a cooking show a little harsh?

  • u guy dun even noe nothing..

    at least is safe with thaksin onli the somchai and thaksin can save us from thief or robber dun you guy see the staute of the incesing for robber now is more den BEFORE 2009 Prime Minister haven even make us safe from the bad ppl it been X10 now of the bad ppl

    when thaksin is around there is so much peace dun you guy see?

  • i'm agree

  • The new prime minister - the old terrorist.

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