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Posted By amanda On December 26, 2007 @ 2:53 pm In News | Comments Disabled

We all know who got the most seats in Parliament.” ^[1] And now it looks like The PPP is managing to form a coalition ^[2], which will allow them to really run things. Though, perhaps not:

Under an internal security law adopted last week, the military will have the power to intervene in the political process without consultation with the civilian government.

Last August, as the law was being drafted, Human Rights Watch, which is based in New York, branded it “a silent coup.”

[from the first link]

That strikes me as just a bit more upsetting than a mere PPP victory.

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[1] We all know who got the most seats in Parliament.”: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/world/asia/24thai.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

[2] The PPP is managing to form a coalition: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSBKK28913120071226

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