Voting for Change in Thailand and Japan  

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Baker, Chris ; Harris, Tobias ; Turner, Douglas ; Phongpaichit, Pasuk

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Far Eastern Economic Review vol. 170 no. 07 (Sep. 2007), page 37-42.
Topik: Political behavior; Constitutions; Elections; Reforms

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Tanks are very clumsy in reverse gear. The Thai generals who overthrew the government of Thaksin Shinawatra one year ago need all their strategic skills for such a delicate maneuver. On Aug 19, Thai voters approved the junta's new constitution in a nationwide referendum. This paved the way for elections, tentatively scheduled for Dec 23, but the referendum's result was a shock for the generals and their supporters. The issue was not really the constitution, which very few people had read, understood or even cared about. In effect, the vote provided a proxy approval rating on the junta itself and gave an early reading on what might hap- pen during the election in December. Meanwhile, after a month of reflection, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has finally selected a new cabinet. Described as a "new beginning" for his struggling premiership, the most important portfolios have been distributed to respected political heavyweights and among the Liberal Democratic Party's factions.

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