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| Thailand's opposition leader, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has been confirmed as the country's new prime minister after winning a special vote in parliament. | Thailand's opposition leader, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has been confirmed as the country's new prime minister after winning a special vote in parliament. |
| The speaker of the lower house, Chai Chidchob, said the Democrat Party leader had beaten ex-police chief Pracha Promnok by 235 votes to 198. | The speaker of the lower house, Chai Chidchob, said the Democrat Party leader had beaten ex-police chief Pracha Promnok by 235 votes to 198. |
| Mr Abhisit will become Thailand's fifth leader in a little over two years. | Mr Abhisit will become Thailand's fifth leader in a little over two years. |
| The previous Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, was forced to resign after a court ruling earlier this month. | The previous Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, was forced to resign after a court ruling earlier this month. |
| The constitutional court found his governing People Power Party (PPP) guilty of fraud during the last election a year ago, and banned it and two other parties in the governing coalition. Mr Somchai was also barred from politics. | The constitutional court found his governing People Power Party (PPP) guilty of fraud during the last election a year ago, and banned it and two other parties in the governing coalition. Mr Somchai was also barred from politics. |
| Supporters of Mr Thaksin reacted furiously to the result of the vote Profile: Abhisit Vejjajiva | |
| The parties have now regrouped under new names, but the Democrat Party won over enough defectors and unaligned MPs to win support. | The parties have now regrouped under new names, but the Democrat Party won over enough defectors and unaligned MPs to win support. |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says Mr Abhisit will immediately be confronted by some formidable challenges - rebuilding economic confidence, healing deep political divisions, and making an unwieldy coalition government perform better than its recent predecessors. | The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says Mr Abhisit will immediately be confronted by some formidable challenges - rebuilding economic confidence, healing deep political divisions, and making an unwieldy coalition government perform better than its recent predecessors. |
| The country was stricken by months of political deadlock as anti-government protesters mounted a campaign to topple the PPP. | The country was stricken by months of political deadlock as anti-government protesters mounted a campaign to topple the PPP. |
| The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) accused the party of being a proxy for Mr Thaksin, who was ousted in a coup in 2006. | The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) accused the party of being a proxy for Mr Thaksin, who was ousted in a coup in 2006. |
| The protest culminated in a week-long occupation of Bangkok's main international airport which left 300,000 foreign tourists stranded. | The protest culminated in a week-long occupation of Bangkok's main international airport which left 300,000 foreign tourists stranded. |
| The PAD called off its action following the constitutional court ruling. | The PAD called off its action following the constitutional court ruling. |