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Thai PM Yingluck dissolves parliament and calls election
Source: BBC
9 December 2013 Last updated at 09:33 GMT
Thai PM Yingluck dissolves parliament and calls election
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and called an election after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.
All opposition MPs from parliament on Sunday, and protesters marched again on Government House.
Ms Yingluck won a huge majority in the last election in 2011.
But the protesters say her government is controlled by her brother, ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, and have vowed to continue demonstrating.
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Thai PM Yingluck dissolves parliament and calls election
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and called an election after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.
All opposition MPs from parliament on Sunday, and protesters marched again on Government House.
Ms Yingluck won a huge majority in the last election in 2011.
But the protesters say her government is controlled by her brother, ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, and have vowed to continue demonstrating.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25252795
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