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| Court says Thai PM 'must resign' | Court says Thai PM 'must resign' |
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| Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has been ordered to resign after being found guilty of violating the constitution over a TV cookery show. | Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has been ordered to resign after being found guilty of violating the constitution over a TV cookery show. |
| His entire cabinet has also been ordered to step down. | His entire cabinet has also been ordered to step down. |
| Mr Samak was found to have violated a ban on ministers having outside interests by taking money from a private company to host a TV show. | Mr Samak was found to have violated a ban on ministers having outside interests by taking money from a private company to host a TV show. |
| However, the ruling People Power Party (PPP) has vowed to re-appoint Mr Samak as prime minister. | |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says it is unclear what happens next. | |
| Mr Samak has not been banned from standing again for prime minister, and it will be 30 days before the court's decision comes into effect. | |
| Thailand has had its fair share of crises recently, but this is one that even the Thais are baffled by, our correspondent says. |