Somchai Wongsawat, the candidate of the People Power Party (PPP) and brother- of former Prime Minister Thaksin had been ousted in a coup in September 2006, received 298 votes of 466 MPs while the opposition leader, Abhisit, received 163 votes.
Just after his election the Thai Prime Minister has called for reconciliation in his country which is particularly volatile in recent years. Here's what he said: "It is time for Thailand to reconcile. Do not let hate take over our country. We must make it a place where life is good." Somchai Wongsawat
, 61, a lawyer by training, has replaced Samak Sundaravej who had to leave his post following a ruling of the Constitutional Court because he hosted a cooking show and was rewarded for it while he was in office which is prohibited by law.
The country is particularly troubled or persist in Bangkok anti-government demonstrations are organized by the PAD (People's Alliance for Democracy). The PAD occupies the seat of government for nearly two weeks and accuses the current government being too connivance with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in exile in Britain because of several corruption cases. The fact that the new Prime Minister is the brother of Thaksin does not certainly not calm down.
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