BANGKOK (AP) — After six months of political protests, Thailand has a new prime minister — the old one was booted out by the Constitutional Court. For most countries, that would be a major event heralding change.
But for this deeply divided country, Wednesday’s ouster of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra does little to resolve the complex political crisis that largely pits the nation’s rural poor majority against its urban middle and upper class. The protesters who have been rallying against her are not satisfied. They also want her party removed from power, a prospect that could elicit a fierce response from her supporters.
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