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Thai parliament blocks Move Forward Party’s progressive leader from renomination for prime minister, prompting protests.
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Thai parliament blocks Move Forward Party’s progressive leader from renomination for prime minister, prompting protests.
The Thai election sent a clear signal of what voters want, but a tricky path of post-election politics remains before their message can be heard.
Assembling a parliamentary majority, avoiding electoral convictions and evading a possible coup are challenges Pita must survive before assuming prime ministership writes Jacob Ricks (SMU).
“Defend Dr. Baker.”
On January 24th, Burkina Faso bore witness to its third destabilizing coup in less than a decade. It also marked the eighth successful putsch American soldiers launched in multiple West African countries since 2008. The Intercept reports that Ouagadougou’s new leader, Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, took part in many United States led AFRICOM (Africa Command)