Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva; IPA: pronunciation ; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27th prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from December 2008 until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. That same month, he was formally charged...
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We have tried to find a new and correct solution for the country.
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We do it mainly to stop a government that betrays people, that steals from its people under the guise of democracy.
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Our stance is still the same. We have changed nothing.
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We are exercising our constitutional right and the prime minister must make the decision.
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Three opposition parties consensually agreed that the house dissolution... was not the right method.
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Three opposition parties agreed that the house dissolution ... was not the right method.
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The current political tension is very serious. We have not yet ruled out a boycott of the election.
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The only way out of the current crisis is to amend the Constitution.
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I have talked with representatives from the two other parties who said they had no problem with the offer either.
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The Democrat party had asked me to consult with these two parties over the issue and this evening we decided that each party go back to consider it again before giving their answers tomorrow.
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We're in uncharted territory. This is the first time we've seen mass protests concerning the legitimacy of a person who's been elected.
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We are protesting a new form of dictatorship and authoritarianism.
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We have no problem with the prime minister's offer.
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From the point of view of the people in the streets, they are going ahead with their protests whether we contest the elections or not. So it's between him and the people on the streets.