Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Abhisit Vejjajiva; IPA: pronunciation ; born 3 August 1964) is a Thai politician who was the 27th prime minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party. As leader of the second largest party in the House of Representatives, he was also leader of the opposition – a position he held from December 2008 until his party's en masse resignation from the House on 8 December 2013. That same month, he was formally charged...
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We are exercising our constitutional right and the prime minister must make the decision.
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We're in uncharted territory. This is the first time we've seen mass protests concerning the legitimacy of a person who's been elected.
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We have no problem with the prime minister's offer.
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We are protesting a new form of dictatorship and authoritarianism.
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What we did when we took the position was to make a statement and we made a statement.
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Our stance is still the same. We have changed nothing.
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We do it mainly to stop a government that betrays people, that steals from its people under the guise of democracy.
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We have tried to find a new and correct solution for the country.
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Three opposition parties consensually agreed that the house dissolution... was not the right method.
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Three opposition parties agreed that the house dissolution ... was not the right method.
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At this time of crisis, the king is the only person we can turn to.
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We do not support a coup. We have always operated within the means of the Constitution.
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The opposition parties don't want the public to misunderstand that we are campaigning for cabinet portfolios.
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We want to give the prime minister ... a chance to come to a dialogue with all other political parties to set a firm commitment to political reform, and we'll await his response.