Thailand’s opposition party lobbies for new PM
Tuesday, December 09, 2008AFP
BANGKOK: Thailand’s opposition party on Monday requested a parliament session to nominate its leader as the new premier, but the former ruling party refused to give up the fight as political turmoil dragged on.Opposition Democrat Party leaders, said they were confident they could form a government and would put forward their leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for the top post, as the nation reels from last week’s crippling airport blockades.The Democrats say they have wooed four smaller parties away from the former ruling People Power Party (PPP), which was aligned with controversial ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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