Thai Politics After the 6 February 2005 General Elections
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, author
Date of publication:
2005
Publisher:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Number of pages:
8
Code:
TRS6/5
About the publication
Sweeping back into power in February 2005, Thaksin Shinawatra became Thailand's first elected prime minister to complete a full four-year term, the first to be re-elected, and the first to preside over a one-party government.
Thaksin's crushing victory proves that he is a genuine phenomenon. With formidable power, he can afford to allow greater public participation and dissenting views. He has a chance to institutionalize the TRT party and make it greater than himself. Though his first term was marred by state-sponsored violence in the war on drugs, his second term can see the promotion of accountability and due process.
Thaksin's crushing victory proves that he is a genuine phenomenon. With formidable power, he can afford to allow greater public participation and dissenting views. He has a chance to institutionalize the TRT party and make it greater than himself. Though his first term was marred by state-sponsored violence in the war on drugs, his second term can see the promotion of accountability and due process.
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