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Published on January 27, 2008

He expressed confidence that the coalition government under Samak would see its four-year term out.

Samak has been instrumental in reuniting ex-TRT MPs, and many tasks lie ahead for the administration under Samak, he said. Samak is tipped to be voted in by Parliament as prime minister tomorrow.

Kuthep refused to dwell on the likelihood of a reprieve for the 111 politicians banned from politics for five years by the junta-appointed Constitution Tribunal after the 2006 coup. He only said the matter could not be pursued immediately like plugging in an electric appliance.

Granting amnesty too soon would be "too ugly".

The Nation