The Thai cabinet has agreed to hold a referendum as a way of resolving the country's political crisis.
The decision came just hours after a radio address in which Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said he would not step down, despite mass demonstrations demanding his resignation. A government spokesman said the referendum would ask voters to answer a number of Few Czechs satisfied with democracy - poll ...
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Kiefer out of Wimbledon ... questions, including whether the government should resign. He also said it could be held as soon as next month. Meanwhile, demonstrators from the opposition People's Alliance for Democracy remained barricaded inside the premier's official compound in Bangkok for a 10th straight day. The coalition of businessmen, activists and academics, has accused Samak of being an illegitimate proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in military coup two years ago.
(Deutsche Welle)
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