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CHINH TRlTOfNG THAI LAN THAP NIEN

DAU THEKY 21

Nguyen Phucmg Binh

Tinh hinh chinh tri Thai Lan da cang thang trd lai tir nhimg ngay
giiia thang 3 nam 2010. Ngoai bao lye van tiep dien d cac tinh mien
Nam, cac cuoc bieu tinh va tuan hanh vdi quy md Idn hang chuc nghin
ngudi ddi Thii tudng Abisit Vejjajiva tir chiic, giai tan Qudc hdi va td
chiic bau eir sdm ciing da nd ra lien tiep trong ba tuan qua. Sac ao dd cua
nhiing ngudi bieu tinh tran ngap cac dudng phd cua thii dd Bang Cdc, lye
lugng quan dpi va canh sat dupc huy ddng d miic tdi da de duy tri an
ninh, de phdng bao ddng va nhung hanh ddng qua khich ciia nhimg
ngudi bieu tinh. Cuoc khiing hoang chinh tri d Thai Lan, bat dau tir nam
2005, van chua cd hdi ket va dudng nhu khd di den mdt giai phap toan
dien vi nhung can nguyen sau xa tir lich sir va tir chinh he thdng chinh tri
cua qudc gia nay.
Bat dau tir cuoc each mang tu san nam 1932, do gidi tu san Thai
Lan lien ket vdi gidi quan sy tien hanh, da dua den viec thiet lap che dp
quan chii lap hien trong vuong qudc thay the cho che dp quan chii chuyen
che trudc day. Gan 5 thap nien sau dd. Thai Lan dugc dieu hanh hau het
bdi cac chinh quyen quan sy vdd ba tudng ITnh trd thanh cac thii tudng la
P. Phibunsongkhram (1938 - 1944), Sarit Thanarat (1959 - 1963) va
Thanom Kittikachom (1963 - 1973). Cuoc ndi day do sinh vien lanh dao
nam 1973 da md dudng cho tang Idp trung luu tham gia vao chinh tri.

PGS. TS., Hpc vien Ngoai giao.

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Cuoc ndi day ciing cho thay sy xuat hien cua cac lye lugng chinh tri,
kinh te va xa hdi mdi, hinh thanh tir nhiing nam I960, dac biet la cac
nhdm sinh vien, cac doanh nhan thanh thi, cac nhan sT dia phuong, tang
Idp lao ddng va ndng dan. Trong nhiing nam 1980, mdt dan xep chinh tri
mdi dugc thyc hien thdng qua md hinh chia se quyen lye giiia quan dpi
va nhiing nha chinh tri dan sy tir tang Idp Trung luu vdi viec cac nha
chinh tri dugc bau ra mdi Tudng Prem Tinsulanonda, nguyen Tdng tu
lenh quan dpi, giii ehiie thu tudng (1980 - 1988). Mdt hanh ddng dupc
cho la de tranh ddi dau vdi quan ddi.^^
Cd the ndi, cuoc ndi day nam 1973 da tao ra budc ngoat mdi trong
nen chinh tri Thai Lan, dua den sy tham gia cua tang lap trung luu va cac
lye lupng chinh tri, kinh te va xa hdi mdi bao gdm ca ngudi lao ddng va
ndng dan. Va dieu nay phan nao giai thich sy tdn tai cua nhirng cuoc bieu
tinh va tranh dau giira nhiing lye lupng "ao vang" va "ao dd" trong thap
nien dau the ky 21.
Thap ky cudi the ky 20, nhdm cac dang chinh tri theo xu hudng cai
each ty do va dn hda ngay cang trd nen thang the tai Thai Lan. Dd la cac
Dang Dan chu. Dang Dan tdc Thai, Dang Hanh ddng xa hdi va mdt sd
dang khac, dai dien quyen lgi cho gidi dai cdng nghiep va thuong nghiep,
ngan hang, tai chinh va cae quan chiic cao cap. Nhdm cac dang chinh tri
nay chu truong tien hanh cai each theo kieu dan ehii tu san Au - My, phat
trien kinh te thi trudng ty do va bay td sy khdng bing Idng ddi vdi viec
nam quyen hay banh trudng anh hudng ciia gidi quan phiet Thai Lan. Va
dieu dd da dugc the hien qua viec dieu hanh dat nudc cua chinh quyen
dan sy vdi Thii tudng Chatichai Choonhavan dugc Nghi vien biu ra nam
1988 - 1991. Ndi cac eua Thii tudng Chatichai la sy thoa hiep ciia mpt

'^ Xem: Kitti Prasirtsuk, "From Political Reform and Economic Crisis to Coup D'Etat in
Thailand", Asian Survey, Vol. XLVII, No. 6, November/December 2007, University of
California Press, U.S.A 2007, pp. 874, 875.

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lien minh gdm 5 dang (Dang Dan tdc Thai, Hanh ddng xa hdi, Dan chii,
Thdng nhat va Nhan dan). Trong 30 thang cam quyen, Chinh phii
Chatichai da dua dat nudc Thai Lan phat trien di len, dac biet la tde dp
tang trudng kinh te len tdi 11,6% trong nam 1990. Tuy gidi quan sy lai
mdt lan niia thang the trong cuoc bau eir ngay 22/3/1992 nhung ciing
khdng the keo dai dugc lau. Trong cuoc bau eir ngay 13/9/1992, lye
lugng dan chii lai dao ngugc tinh hinh, lanh dao Dang Dan chu, dng
Chuan Leekpai, len lam Thu tudng mdi ciia Thai Lan. Chinh quyen
Chuan Leekpai vdi viec thyc hien ke hoach 5 nam lan thii bay (1992 -
1996) da tao ra tdc dp tang trudng binh quan cao tren 8%/nam, thu nhap
theo dau ngudi tang len khoang 2.600 USD vao nam 1996. Tuy nhien,
tdng sd ng nudc ngoai cua Thai Lan ciing tang theo va da trd thanh mdt
trong nhiing nguyen nhan dua den cuoc khung hoang kinh te - tai chinh
nam 1997 biing nd dau tien d Thai Lan. Ciing chinh vao liic nay, de cim
van tinh hinh, nha vua Thai da khuyen Tudng Chaovalit tir chiic de dng
Chuan Leekpai cua Dang Dan chii trd lai nam quyen vao ngay
7/11/1997.*^

Cac nha nghien ciiu ve chinh tri Thai Lan hau het deu cho rang
chinh cude cai each chinh tri (the hien trong Hien phap nam 1997) va
cuoc khiing hoang tai chinh chau A (1997-1998) da tao ra tien de cho
cude khiing hoang chinh tri d Thai Lan hien nay. '* Cude khimg hoang da

." Xem: Pham Dire Thanh (Chii bien), Ddc diem con duong phdt trien kinh te - xa hoi
cua cdc nuac ASEAN, Nxb. Khoa hpc xa hpi, H. 2001, tr.222, 223.
*'' Nhu: Kitti Prasirtsuk, "From Political Reform and Economic Crisis to Coup D'Etat
in Thailand", Asian Survey, Vol. XLVII, No. 6, November/December 2007, University
of California Press, U.S.A 2007, pp. 878-881; Mely Caballero-Anthony, "Political
Transition in Southeast Asia", Southeast Asian Affairs, 2005, ISEAS, Singapore 2005,
pp. 34-37; Alex M. Mutebi, "Thailand's independent agencies under Thaksin relentless
gridlock and uncertainty", in Daljit Singh & Lorraine C. Salazar ed., Southeast Asian
Affairs, 2006, ISEAS, Singapore 2006, pp. 304 - 306.

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san sinh ra nhiing doanh nghiep Idn, nhiing ngudi da vugt qua dugc thdi
ky suy giam kinh te, va Hien phap 1997 lai tao dieu kien cho viec hp
tham gia vao chinh tri de dang hon. ' '"''- '.-' '-i
Ban Hien phap nam 1997 dugc soan thao trong thdi gian 5 nam va
cd sy tham gia cua cac thanh phan xa hdi khac nhau. Dugc soan thao sau
cuoc dao chinh quan sy nam 1991, cude ndi day cua nhiing ngudi dan
chil thang 5/1992 va hoan thanh vao liic cao trao cua cude khiing hoang
tai chinh chau A, Hien phap nam 1997 dugc nha vua Bhumipol ky ngay
11/10/1997 bao gdm 33 dieu vdi muc tieu cai thien he thdng chinh tri ciia
dat nudc, loai bd quan dpi khdi chinh tri va the che hda nen dan chu.
Trong sd nhiing cai each chinh cua Hien phap 1997 ed viec thanh lap mpt
sd CO quan thyc hien kiem tra va can bang trong he thdng chinh tri, trong
dd phai ke den cac co quan quyen lye hanh chinh nhu Tda an Hien phap,
Tda an Hanh chinh, Uy ban qudc gia ve Nhan quyen, Uy ban Kiem toan
nha nudc va Van phdng kiem tra (Ombusman's Office); va cac co quan
quyen lye chinh tri nhu Uy ban Bau eir (EC) va Uy ban chdng tham
nhiing qudc gia (NCCC). Sy thanh lap hai ea quan sau gay nhieu tranh
luan nhat. Vai trd ciia cac ca quan nay ddi vdi he thong chinh tri da khien
chiing de bi cac luc lugng chinh tri lgi dyng (cao huge nhau gian lan
trong bau eir va tham nhiing...) va tren thyc te da gdp phan lam rac roi
them cude khung hoang chinh tri d Thai Lan thap nien diu thi ky 21.

Thap nien dau the ky 21 chimg kien sy ra ddi cua mdt loat dang
phai chinh tri mdi d Thai Lan, ma sy hinh thanh chiing gin liln vdi
nhiing bien ddng chinh tri cua dat nudc d giai doan nay. Dd la cac Dang
ngudi Thai yeu ngudi Thai (TRT, 7/1998), Dang Mahaehon (dugc thanh
lap trudc them cude bau eir thang 2/2005) bao gdm nhirng thanh phin
dao ngii chu yeu tir Dang Dan chu. Sau khi Dang TRT bi giai thi
(30/5/2007), mdt dang mdi la Dang Quyln lye nhan dan (PPP) da dupc

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thanh lap (2007), trong dd cd kha nhieu thanh vien la dang vien cii ciia
TRT. Sau khi PPP bi giai tan vao thang 12/2008, dang mdi Vi nudc Thai
(Phue Thai) dugc thanh lap (2009), dugc cho la cd quan he gin giii vdi
Thaksin. PAD ciing cd dang chinh tri cua minh - "Dang Chinh tri mdi"
do Sondhi Limthongkul dugc bau lam lanh dao (thang 10/2009). Tudng
Sonthi Boonyaratglin (63 tudi), ngudi da timg lanh dao Hdi ddng An
ninh Qudc gia nay khdng cdn tdn tai niia, ciing ddng y lanh dao mdt dang
chinh tri trung binh khac cd ten gpi la Matuphum (Dang Dit me,
11/2009). Thanh vien cua Matuphum bao gdm cac sT quan quan dpi va
mpt sd nguyen nghi sT qudc hpi tir khu vyc phia Nam cua Thai Lan.

Cac dang phai chinh tri Thai lan, nd rd nhirng nam cudi the ky 20
va trong thap nien dau the ky 21, quy ty quanh minh cac nha chinh tri,
mpt sd sT quan quan dpi nghi huu, doanh nghiep va gidi tri thirc. Trir
TRT, cac dang phai khac hoc nhd, hoac khdng phat trien dugc thanh
vien trong ddng dao cac tang Idp nhan dan Thai. Hoat dpng ciia cac dang
phai chinh tri Thai Lan thudng rd len trudc cac ky bau eir. Ngoai thanh
vien ciia cae dang bi giai tan, dang vien ciia cac dang nhd va trung binh
ciing thudng cd xu hudng tach rdi khdi dang minh de gia nhap cac dang
khac dang thang the hon nham tim kiem cac ca hdi chinh tri cho ban
than. . . - . /

Trong cude bau eir dan chu dau tien vao thang 1 nam 2001, TRT da
gianh thang Igi vang dpi so vdi Dang Dan chii cam quyen ciia Thii tudng
Chuan Leekpai, mdt dang chinh tri lau ddi nhat cua Thai Lan (thanh lap
thang 4/1946). Lanh tu ciia Dang TRT - nha tu san gdc Hoa xuat than tir
Chieng Mai, sd hiin cac cdng ty vien thdng Idn - dng Thaksin
Shinawatra, da len lam Thu tudng Thai Lan va la nha lanh dao Thai Lan
dupc bau len duy nhat phuc vy het nhiem ky (2001-2004). Chiem da sd
trong qudc hdi va vdi chinh sach lien minh vdi cac dang nhd hon, TRT

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ngay cang cung cd dugc vi tri ciia minh trong nen chinh tri Thai. Qng
Thaksin da thyc thi mdt loat cac chinh sach kinh te kha hieu qua giup dua
dit nudc vugt qua dugc nhiing hau qua cua cude khiing hoang kinh te -
tai chinh nam 1997 - 1998. Thai Lan da tra ng xong cho IMF hai nam
trudc thdi han (nam 2003), gia tang dy trii ngoai te cua qudc gia...
Nhimg chinh sach dan tiiy cua Thaksin nhu: thanh lap Quy lang, thanh
lap Ngan hang Nhan dan vdi myc dich cap vdn cho ngudi ngheo vay vdi
lai suit thip; hoan ng cho ndng dan trong ba nam; chuang trinh mdt trieu
eon bd cho hd ndng dan ngheo; thuc diy chuang trinh "Mdi lang mdt san
phim" (OTOP) nhim tang cudng sy phdi hgp san xuat, lien ket giiia cac
lang, xa, phat triin nganh nghe san pham truyen thdng; chuang trinh
internet lang, xa; che dp kham benh cho ngudi ngheo 30 bath/1 lan kham,
thanh lap Ngan hang Phat triin Xi nghiep vira va nhd (SMEs
Development Bank)... khiln dng nhan dugc sy ung hd manh me cua tang
Idp dan ngheo thanh thj va ndng thdn. Tuy nhien, nhiing chinh sach nay
ciing lai dat chinh phii Thaksin ddi khang vdi tang Idp trung luu va
nhiing nhdm dac quyen khac. Cae nhdm trung luu chi trich va phe phan
Thaksin tham nhiing, lam dyng quyen lye va ve nhiing chinh sach dan
tuy ciia dng ma hp cho rang lay tir tien ddng thue cua hp, dac biet la vu
trdn thue khi ban cdng ty Shin Corp. ma gia dinh dng sd him cho cdng ty
Temasek, mdt cdng ty vdn ciia chinh phu Xinh-ga-po vao thang 1/2006.
Gidi quan sy thi len an viec ban cdng ty vien thdng cua gia dinh Thaksin
lam anh hudng den an ninh qudc gia, cdn phe bao hoang lai da kich
Thaksin mao pham va khdng trung thanh vdi nha Vua khi cac chinh sach
dan tiiy ciia dng nay ngay cang dupe long dan chung.

Cude bau eir thang 2/2005 ket thiic vdd thang lgi tuyet ddi ciia
Dang TRT: chiem 376 ghe trong tdng sd 400 ghe bau ciia Ha vien, trong
khi dang ddi lap Idn nhat - Dang Dan chii chi gianh dugc 96 ghe so vdi
myc tieu gianh 200 ghe ciia dang nay. Thaksin tai dac eir lam Thu tudng

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cua chinh phu mdt dang.^^ Tuy nhien, ket qua cude biu eir da bi phe ddi
lap len an la gian lan. Cac cude bieu tinh dudng phd tir giira nam 2005 da
trd thanh dien dan de cac lye lupng ddi lap dien thuylt yeu ciu Thaksin
tir chiic. Nhirng ngudi chdng Thaksin ty gpi minh la Lien minh Nhan dan
vi Dan chii (PAD) va hp thudng mac ao vang de khing dinh lap trudng
ung hd chil nghTa quan chu. PAD qui tu nhirng ngudi iing hd chl dp quan
chil, thuong nhan va tang Idp trung luu dd thi. Lanh dao nhdm nay la dng
triim truyen thdng Sondhi Limthongkul va Chamlong Srimuang, cd quan
he vdi cd van cao cap nhat ciia nha vua la tudng Prem Tinsulanonda.
Nhiing cao budc chu chdt cua PAD ddi vdi Thaksin la chuyen che, lgi
dung chirc quyen, tham nhiing, khdng trung thanh vdi nha vua va Hoang
gia.

Cang thang len cao khi nhirng ngudi iing hd Thaksin vao cuoc.
Lien tuc nhieu thang trong cac nam 2005, 2006, nhieu dudng phd trung
tam Thil dd Bang Cdc bi nhirng ngudi dan tir cae noi va ngay khu vyc
Bang Cdc keo ve bieu tinh phong tda, cac hoat ddng giao thdng dinh tre,
san xuat dinh ddn. Tinh hinh chinh tri khdng dn dinh khien cac nha dau
tu nude ngoai nan Idng, khach du lich e ngai... Va trai vdi mong dgi
chung, nha vua da khdng can thiep nhu mpi lan mdi khi tinh hinh chinh
tri trong nudc be tac. Ban than Vua Rama IX, do tudi cao (82 tudi) va site
khoe ngay cang yeu dan, da nhieu lan phai nhap vien ke tir nam 2006.

Trudc siic ep cua PAD va cac lye lupng chdng ddi trong Qudc hdi,
cdn quan dpi tuyen bd trung thanh vdi nha Vua va diing ngoai cude xung
dot chinh tri, Thaksin da phai tuyen bd giai the Qudc hdi va thanh lap
Chinh phii tam thdi do Thaksin diing dau cho den khi mdt cude tuyen eir

*' Mely Caballero-Anthony, "Political Transition in Southeast Asia", Southeast Asian

/(#a/, 2005, ISEAS, Singapore 2005, p.36. > .... .

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dupc td chirc de bau ra chinh phii mdi. Cude bau eir mdi dugc tien hanh
sau dd vai thang (ngay 2/4/2006) dua den viec thanh lap chinh phii tren
CO sd lien minh giira Dang TRT va mdt sd dang nhd khac. Tuy nhien. cac
cude bieu tinh ddi Thaksin tir chiic lai dugc PAD tiep tyc td chiic. Do lo
ngai cd the bi that bai nang ne, cimg vdi viec thieu sy img hd ve tai chinh
va thdi gian chuan bi. cac dang ddi lap nhu Dan chiu Chart Thai va
Mahaehon da cimg tiy cha>- cude bau cvr nay.*^ Trudc nhirng cao bupc
ciia phe ddi lap ve viec cae iing eir \ien Dang TRT gian lan trong bau cii,
Tda an Hien phap Thai Lan da vao cude, tuyen bd giai the Dang TRT.
TRT bi giai tan, hon 100 nha lanh dao cua Dang bi cam hoat ddng chinh
tri trong 5 nam. va dieu dd ciing cd nghia la hp khdng dugc tham gia
cude bau eir ke tiep.
Cude khimg hoang chinh tri d Thai Lan lai gay gat hon khi mdt sd
tudng ITnh quan sy. diing dau la tudng Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, tien hanh
cude dao chinh khdng dd mau lat dd chinh quyen eiia Thii tudng Thaksin
(19/9/2006), khi dng nay dang d Niu Ode tham dy cude hpp ciia Dai hpi
ddng Lien Hpp Qudc. Nhirng ngudi dao chinh tuyen bd trung thanh vdi
nha Vua. hanh ddng vi tuong lai ciia dat nudc. De chiing thyc dieu do,
phe dao chinh da mdi mdt vien tudng ve huu khac la Sura>ut Chulanon
len lam Thii tudng chinh phii lam thdi, cdn Sonthi nhan chiic Chii tich
Hdi ddng An ninh qudc gia. Tuy nhien, dieu de nhan thay la chinh phu
cua dng Surayut diing la "lam thdi"" tuy dugc nha Vua Thai chuan y, cdn
Hdi ddng An ninh qudc gia mdi la quyen lye thyc te. Chinh phii lam thdi
da sira ddi lai Hien phap nam 1997 \a dua vao mdt sd ndi dung mdi trong
Hiln phap 2007.

** Thitinan Pongsudhirak. 'Thaksin's Political Zenith and Nadir", in Daljit Singh &
Lorraine C. Salazar ed.. Southeast .Asian .Affairs, 2006, ISEAS, Singapore 2006, p. 299.

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Mdt sd ngudi dan Bang Cdc va tang Idp trung luu, vdn da chan nan
vdi cac cude bieu tinh eiia cac phe nhdm chinh tri tren dudng phd d day,
chap nhan cude dao chinh nhu mdt giai phap cho cuoc khiing hoang
chinh tri keo dai gan hai nam qua. Nhiing ngudi khac, tuy ciing mong cd
giai phap cho cude khiing hoang chinh tri nay, nhung lai khdng trdng dpi
dd la mdt cude dao chinh quan sy. Cude dao chinh cudi cung d Thai Lan
cho den thdi diem nam 2006 la vao nam 1991.

Cude dao chinh ngay 19/9/2006 dien ra tuy khdng gay do mau,
nhung nd ciing bi nhieu hpc gia Thai va nude ngoai phe phan la da keo
lui tien trinh dan chu cua Thai Lan. Mdt sd nudc nhu My, Anh, Xinh-ga-
po... da len tieng phan ddi va lay lam tiee ve cude dao chinh quan sy da
xay ra d Thai Lan. My da tuyen bd tam ngimg vien trg quan sy cho nudc
nay cho den khi tinh hinh rd rang hon.

Thaksin bi lat dd nhung chinh trudng Thai Lan khdng vi the ma dju
di. Tranh chap giira hai phe than va chdng Thaksin van tdn tai dai dang tir
dd den nay, tiep tyc chia re xa hdi Thai mdt each sau sac. Ong Thaksin
van dugc sy img hd to Idn ciia nhirng ngudi ngheo d thanh thi va chii yeu
la d viing ndng thdn, nhiing ngudi dugc lgi tir cac chinh sach dan tuy ma
dng dua ra trong hon 5 nam cam quyen. Nhiing ngudi img hd Thaksin
lien ket dudi Mat tran Thdng nhat vi Dan chii chdng ddc tai (UDD) va
ndi tieng vi sac ao dd hp mac trong nhiing cude bieu tinh.

Viec nha lanh dao Dang Quyen lye Nhan dan (PPP). Samak
Sundaravej len lam Thu tudng (thang 1/2008) tam thdi da lam diu bau
khdng khi cang thang tren chinh trudng Thai Lan ke tir khi xay ra cude
dao chinh quan sy. Ong Samak la mdt nha chinh tri ky cyu, da timg giir
chirc Thi trudng Bang Cdc va cac chirc vy quan trpng khac. Chinh phu
lien hiep cua dng Samak gdm sau dang phai la PPP, Chart Thai, Puaea
Pandin, Pracharaj, Ruamijaithai Chartpatana va Maehima Thipataya tao

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thanh mdt lien minh do PPP lanh dao dat dugc qua ban vdi 254 ghe,
nhieu hon so vdi 247 ghe cua Dang Dan chu. Du luan chung cho rang
Samak chi la nhan vat qua dp va Dang PPP cua dng bi chi trich la chiu
anh hudng nang ne cua Dang TRT cua cyu Thu tudng Thaksin (nhieu
dang vien TRT sau khi TRT bi giai tan da quay sang tham gia PPP). Tren
thyc tl khi dng Samak len lam Thu tudng thii 25 ciia Thai Lan, dng chi
giii chiic vy nay dugc 9 thang thi bi ha be. Sau khi len nam quyen,
Samak lai trd thanh tam diem cua nhiing lan sdng bieu tinh tren cac
dudng phd Bang Cdc. Tir thang 5/2009, cac cude bieu tinh do PAD khdi
xudng da nd ra lien tiep d Thai Lan, dinh diem la ngay 26/8/2009, lien
minh nay da phat ddng viec tan cdng va chiem ITnh dinh Thu tudng, ddi
dng Samak phai tir chirc. Nhiing ngudi bieu tinh phan ddi dng Samak lam
thu tudng bat chap lenh gidi nghiem da phong tda san bay, dudng qudc
Id, ben cang, dudng sat, gay ra nhiing bat dn nghiem trpng ve mat xa hpi.
Tuyen bd se khdng liii budc trudc ddi hdi cua cae lye lupng chdng chinh
phu, nhung cudi ciing dng Samak ciing bi ep phai rdi khdi chiic Thii
tudng vao dau thang 9/2008 khi Tda an Hien phap Thai Lan ra phan
quyet dng nhan tien khi tham gia mdt chuang trinh day nau an tren
truyen hinh ("Nem va phan nan" - Tasting and Complaining), mdt viec
lam khdng dugc phep khi dang giii chirc Thu tudng. Ngay 12/9/2008,
dng Samak nit khdi cude tranh eir Thu tudng, ddng thdi xin tir chiic Chu
tich Dang PPP, dang Idn nhat trong Qudc hdi. PPP da de eir quyen Thii
tudng Somchai Wongsawat (em re cyu Thu tudng Thaksin) len lam Thii
tudng mdi cua Thai Lan (9/2008).

PAD lai lien tiep td chiic cac cude bieu tinh trong nam 2008 dl doi
Somchai phai tir chirc vdi ly do chinh quyen nay thyc chit do Thaksin'
giat day va se dpn dudng cho Thaksin trd lai chinh trudng Thai Lan. Cao
trao eiia cac cude bieu tinh chdng chinh phu cua dng Somchai la cuoc

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