A populist party linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won a vote in parliament to lead Thailand, hours after he began a prison sentence.
A Thai man is sentenced to two years in prison for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that a court said mocked the king.Thanet said the range of interests in the coalition would make Pheu Thai’s government an “unhappy” one, forced to accommodate allies from across the political spectrum and face a backlash from its own supporters.
Before the parliamentary vote began, Thaksin’s convoy went from the airport to the Supreme Court, where a special body that handles criminal cases against former officeholders confirmed an eight-year sentence for corruption. Thaksinas politically motivated. He then went directly to Bangkok’s main prison.
“This implies a strong connection between the election, formation of coalitions and selection of the prime minister on one hand and Thaksin’s personal agenda on the other,” said Napon Jatusripitak, a political science researcher and visiting fellow at Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
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