Pro-Thaksin victory puts Thai army on back foot
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The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms billionaire in 2006.
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The Thai armed forces seized power on   Tuesday without firing a shot, dismissed Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra's government, revoked the constitution and promised   a swift return to democracy after political reforms.
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Thailand went back to work as normal on   Thursday after a military coup legitimized by the king but the   opposition called for fast-tracked elections to show the new   rulers are serious about a return to democracy.
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With his backers claiming victory in a parliamentary election, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday that he was prepared to return to Thailand.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  ordered security forces on Monday to become more pro-active in  their efforts to restore peace in the largely Muslim south,  where more than 500 people were killed last year.
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Thai military leaders seek to consolidate their hold on power, after staging a coup in the PM's absence.
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Thailand approves extra troops for the country's troubled south, ahead of PM Thaksin Shinawatra's visit.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is facing the toughest challenge of his four years in office, as violence by Islamic militants escalates in the south while security forces employ heavy-handed tactics to suppress the rebellion.
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Thailand's military rulers said Thursday they had chosen a prime minister for an interim government to be installed in a few days, but would not confirm that it was the front-running candidate, a former army commander.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra heads for an unprecedented win in the general election.
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BANGKOK, Thailand  -- Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday he is willing to return to Thailand and act as an adviser to allies leading the political party that won the country's first elections since his ouster in a 2006 military coup.
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Thailand faced an uncertain political future Thursday after a top court banned ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his party from contesting promised elections later this year.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has staged a political comeback, leading his first cabinet meeting since stepping aside seven weeks ago following street protests and controversial polls.
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Thais voted on Sunday in a general election meant to restore democracy after last year's military coup but which is unlikely to heal Thailand's deep political divisions.
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Thailand's military rulers are struggling to convince the international community that staging a coup was the only way to maintain democracy here. But it's been a tough sell.
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The political party backing ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced on Monday it had won the support of three small political allies to form a coalition government with a slim majority in parliament.
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A Thai court ruling clears the way for a party allied to ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra to form a government.