Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban (top L, with microphone) addresses his supporters from atop a truck outside a compound of the country's parliament where members of the Senate are gathered for a meeting, in Bangkok May 16, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Senate said on Friday it was ready to choose an interim prime minister to end a political deadlock but stopped short of throwing out a beleaguered caretaker government and risking a violent backlash by its supporters.
The caretaker administration loyal to Yingluck Shinawatra, who was ousted as prime minister by a court last week, wants to organise a fresh election it would likely win.
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