It's Just Politics

A country in limbo

By Philip Golingai
Pita (right) reacting to the vote in Parliament on Thursday when he failed to get the numbers to be made PM.

“RESPECT the people’s vote.”

The slogan, shared by my Bangkok friends, appeared on my Facebook timeline on the eve of the day lawmakers were to vote for a new Thai Prime Minister.

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Philip Golingai

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