Consequences of the political crisis in Thailand: the return of the Thaksin Shinawatra clan

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  • Екатерина Владимировна Пугачева St. Petersburg State University, 7-9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article analyzes the consequences of the political crisis in Thailand at the beginning of the 21st century that escalated after the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from his post and lasted until the government elections in July 2011. The main objective of the article is to reveal the reasons of the split in Thai society between the “coloured” oppositions based on their understanding of Thaksin’s policy and the formation of large-scale “yellow” and “red” movements that paralyzed political development of the country. The article evaluates the outcome of the government elections in July 2011 that became a culmination of the struggle between the “coloured” oppositions and resulted in returning of Shinawatra clan to the Thai government.

Keywords:

coup d’йtat, “coloured” opposition, government elections, democracy

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Published

2012-09-20

How to Cite

Пугачева, Е. В. (2012). Consequences of the political crisis in Thailand: the return of the Thaksin Shinawatra clan. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (3), 113–120. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/2425

Issue

No. 3 (2012)

Section

Foreign policy and international relations of Asia and Africa

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