BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appealed for national unity on Saturday, urging Thais to vote in an October 15 election his party is widely expected to win but with a reduced majority.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej sprang a surprise on Friday by approving a re-run of the annulled April poll, saying he wanted a swift end to a prolonged political crisis that has scared off foreign investors and hurt the economy.
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