REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE Breaking free of Thaksin's democratic entrapments
Let us be clear, strongman Thaksin Shinawatra is the failure of Thai democracy. It is not Thai democracy itself, which has taken 75 years to evolve, that has failed. Unfortunately, many people outside this country have taken up this latter view vehemently.
Such a strange election
On the night of April 3, the day following the election, Thaksin appeared on television to claim victory with 16.2 million votes on the party list. This figure has been repeated around the world. Where did it come from?
