Dec 24 2007
Pro-Thaksin party claims enough support to form coalition
BANGKOK : Allies of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra laid out an ambitious agenda for a coalition government Monday, even though they refused to reveal which parties had agreed to align with them.
If the pro-Thaksin People Power Party (PPP) succeeds in building a coalition, it could pave the way for the self-made billionaire’s return from his self-imposed exile in Britain.
PPP secretary general Surapong Suebwonglee said that the party and its potential partners had not yet discussed proposals for Thaksin’s return, or an amnesty for him and his top political supporters. Continue Reading »
