Protest postpones legislature’s start
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Thousands of supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded Thailand’s parliament.
With only a handful of opposition lawmakers entering the building, the opening of the legislature was postponed.
The demonstration sparked fears of renewed political turbulence, which paralyzed the previous government.
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