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Thai judiciary wins another round against elected government
The Conversation, Vol.8 May
The Conversation Media Group
2014
Abstract
Having faced down six months of sometimes violent street protests and avoided a military coup, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was yesterday brought down by Thailand’s Constitutional Court. The court decided that the transfer of an official amounted to a breach of the constitution. Another nine cabinet members involved in the transfer decision were also sent packing. None of them will be able to stand in any forthcoming election.
Being prime minister at the head of an elected government in Thailand has become a precarious existence. Yingluck is the fourth elected premier to be ousted since 2006. Each of those governments has been associated with Yingluck’s eldest brother, Thaksin.
Thaksin was elected three times. The Constitutional Court annulled one of his victories, with Thaksin eventually being ousted in a military coup in 2006.
Details
- Title
- Thai judiciary wins another round against elected government
- Authors/Creators
- K. Hewison (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Conversation, Vol.8 May
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group
- Identifiers
- 991005543363007891
- Copyright
- The Author
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Asia Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Other
- Publisher URL
- http://theconversation.com/au
- Resource Sub-type
- Nonrefereed Article
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