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December 9, 2013

Thai PM Dissolves Parliament Amid Unrest 
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Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved Parliament and
called for new elections amidst the country's worst political crisis in
three years. Yingluck has faced protests over an amnesty bill that would
have eliminated a corruption conviction against her brother, who himself
led Thailand until his ouster in 2006. Anti-government protesters are
seeking to replace the Thai government with an unelected so-called
"people's council."

 

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