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| Toxin vows to return to Thailand |
| 2007-12-26 |
| Supporters of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won nearly half the seats in the lower house of parliament, making them the clear favorites to lead a new government, according to official results, Thailand's election commission announced Tuesday. According to Apichart Sukakanon, chairman of Election Commission of Thailand, the People Power Party captured 233 of 480 seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections, followed by the military-backed Democrat Party with 165 seats. The results will be ratified on Jan. 4. Earlier on Tuesday, Thaksin said he would return from exile early next year and face corruption charges against him. Thaksin told a news conference in Hong Kong that he hoped to return by February 14 -- St. Valentine's Day -- or April at the latest after Thailand's new government is in place. Thaksin was deposed by a military junta in September 2006 and fled to London. |
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