Thailand selects new prime minister by Imelda Kleibl

Thailend's new prime minister, Samak Sundarajev, is known as a man of contradictions. With his election om monday 28th of January 2008 Thailand will switch after 16 months od military rules back to civilian leadership.During He Monday's voting, the votes for Samak came from the PPP and from other five smaller parties that had annocuced a coalition with the PPP to form a new government in February.Mr.Samak an ally of outsted prime minister won 310 votes, defating opposing leader Abhisit Vejjajiva of the democrat part, but experts fear the election of Thaksin supporter may further divide Thailand.A former Bankog gouvernor, self made billinaire and popular TV chef bacame the candidate for the premiership after his people Power Party won more than 230 out of 480 seates in the December general election.On Tuesday he was inagurated for a Thailand's 25th prime minister after recieving the endorsement of the king Bhumibol Adulyadej. During a speech in Bankog, Mr. Samak asked the public for time to prove himself as a leader and says he is a politician and knows political ways and governance.Since entering politics in 1968 Samak has held eight cabinet posts and served more than 20 years as a member od parliament. He lived in Britain, where he bought football club Manchester United and still faces the coruption charges at home."It is likely to be a turbulent premiership ahead"said Panithan wattanayagon, a political scientist at Bankog's University.

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