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Pro-Thaksin party looks set to run Thailand

Slowly but it seems surely, the party backing ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is shaping up to form Thailand’s next government, a stunning reversal of fortune after last year’s military coup.

Nobody doubted that the People Power Party (PPP), the reincarnation of Thaksin’s disbanded Thai Rak Thai (Thais Love Thais) political juggernaut, would come first in Sunday’s election.

But after a 15-month army-led campaign to discredit Thaksin and his five years in office, few thought they would come within just eight seats of an outright majority in the 480-member parliament.

Even fewer thought the army, which has obvious reason to be worried about a pro-Thaksin administration, would stand by and let PPP start brokering coalition deals with smaller parties.

Of course, potential hiccups remain, ranging from mass candidate disqualification to another military coup. But as each day passes, the odds on such an upset get longer.

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Slowly but it seems surely, the party backing ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is shaping up to form Thailand’s next government, a stunning reversal of fortune after last year’s military coup.

Nobody doubted that the People Power Party (PPP), the reincarnation of Thaksin’s disbanded Thai Rak Thai (Thais Love Thais) political juggernaut, would come first in Sunday’s election.

But after a 15-month army-led campaign to discredit Thaksin and his five years in office, few thought they would come within just eight seats of an outright majority in the 480-member parliament.

Even fewer thought the army, which has obvious reason to be worried about a pro-Thaksin administration, would stand by and let PPP start brokering coalition deals with smaller parties.

Of course, potential hiccups remain, ranging from mass candidate disqualification to another military coup. But as each day passes, the odds on such an upset get longer.