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Analysts: "Yingluck" faces immediate challenge
BANGKOK, August 5 (TNA) - Political analysts said that "Yingluck Shinwatra", the youngest sister of exiled ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra who was elected Thailand's now first female prime minister with the majority vote of the 500-seat Thai House on Friday morning, will be facing an immediate challenge of bringing stability to the kingdom--following a five-year domestic political turbulence since her brother was ousted in the 2006 military coup.
The analysts noted that a key test for 44-year-old Yingluck, once taking office in the coming days as Thailand's 28th prime minister, will simply be whether she can hang on to power in a country where the removal of government leaders is commonplace.
The analysts said that the three-fifths majority secured by her Pheu Thai Party in Thailand's Lower House, along with the weakened state of the anti-Thaksin yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) civic group and a lack of public support for the Thai military now, will, however, give Yingluck a "breathing room".
The first female Thai premier's promises on populist policies to voters during her electoral campaigns before the July 3 general election, namely a 300-baht daily minimum wage hike and higher rice prices for local farmers, have also come under public scrutiny, with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the local private sector warning of rising inflation and possibly mass layoffs subsequently. (TNA)
The analysts noted that a key test for 44-year-old Yingluck, once taking office in the coming days as Thailand's 28th prime minister, will simply be whether she can hang on to power in a country where the removal of government leaders is commonplace.
The analysts said that the three-fifths majority secured by her Pheu Thai Party in Thailand's Lower House, along with the weakened state of the anti-Thaksin yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) civic group and a lack of public support for the Thai military now, will, however, give Yingluck a "breathing room".
The first female Thai premier's promises on populist policies to voters during her electoral campaigns before the July 3 general election, namely a 300-baht daily minimum wage hike and higher rice prices for local farmers, have also come under public scrutiny, with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the local private sector warning of rising inflation and possibly mass layoffs subsequently. (TNA)
