Thailand: Generals Voted Out of Office

Archives

December 28, 2007: Although still in exile, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's political followers won the first elections in fifteen months. Thaksin will return from exile in a month or so, and his policies (populist, pro-business and tough on Islamic terrorism) will be back in force. This may not mean more violence in the Moslem south, because in the past year, police and troops have gotten a handle on the Islamic terrorists, and public opinion among Moslems is turning against the militants.

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close