PHETCHABURI, Thailand: Thailand's first poll re-runs passed peacefully Sunday following a widely disrupted general election, as pro-government "Red Shirts" stepped up rallies in support of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's battered administration.
The February 2 election failed to ease a four-month political crisis when protesters seeking to topple Yingluck's government caused the closure of around 10 percent of polling stations, many in opposition strongholds.
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