Coup fears ease as Thai military ‘accept’ election outcome

THAILAND’S powerful military will respect a landslide election win by allies of Thaksin Shinawatra, whom it toppled five years ago, according to the defence minister, easing fears of another coup.

Coup fears ease as Thai military ‘accept’ election outcome

Shinawatra’s sister Yingluck Shinawatra, a 44-year-old political novice now set to become the kingdom’s first female prime minister, announced a coalition deal with four smaller parties to bolster her hold on power.

The election and its aftermath is a major test of Thailand’s ability to emerge from a long political crisis triggered by Shinawatra’s 2006 overthrow that last year saw the country’s worst civil violence in decades.

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