Thai prime minister holds tough in face of protest crisis

  • 12/15/2022
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Bangkok, Aug 31, SPA -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Sundayvowed to stay on in his post despite having lost Government House -the seat of his administration - to protesters for the past six days, reported dpa. "I came to power in accordance with the law," said Samak,addressing his weekly "Talking Samak Style" television program. "Ihave done nothing wrong." The prime minister has approved a special joint session of theLower and Upper Houses of Parliament Sunday to find means of defusingThailand's latest political crisis in which the government has seentheir offices seized by thousands of demonstrators from the People'sAlliance for Democracy (PAD), a loose coalition of conservativegroups who are calling for Samak's resignation and the dissolution ofparliament. Samak, who heads the People Power Party (PPP), received apolitical boost Saturday night when his coalition partners confirmedtheir support for the besieged premier at a press conference. The 73-year-old veteran politician was also granted an audiencewith Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Saturday evening at the monarch'spalace at Hua Hin beach resort, 150 kilometres south-west of Bangkok. Samak appeared self-confident after the royal audience. "Fear can cause damage, but I am not afraid," said Samak in hisweekly talk to the nation.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/586201

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