When was yingluck shinawatra elected

VOA Newscasts Latest program. VOA Newscasts. Previous Next. East Asia. August 04, PM. Video footage from Thailand. Thai Panel Certifies Yingluck Election. Street protests erupted in Bangkok. Ms Yingluck appealed for calm, and allowed the amnesty bill to fail in the Senate.

Her government also called a snap election, which was boycotted by the opposition and later declared unconstitutional. Then the courts stepped in and removed Ms Yingluck - their case was linked to the transfer of her national security chief. Weeks later, the military ousted what was left of her government, leaving Thailand once again under military rule.

After leaving office, Ms Yingluck continued to be dogged with controversy, particularly over her rice scheme. In , an army-appointed legislature formally impeached her, resulting in a five-year ban from politics. It also launched a legal case against her. Ms Yingluck has denied wrongdoing and insists she is a victim of political persecution, as do her numerous supporters.

If found guilty in the criminal case, where she has been charged with negligence, she faces up to 10 years in jail and a lifetime ban from politics. Yingluck, though banned from politics, remains the unofficial face of the party and toured Thailand extensively last year, meeting with rural supporters. Junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led the coup, has made no secret of his disdain for the Shinawatras.

In , he favored a heavy-handed approach to an army crackdown on red-shirted Shinawatra supporters that killed more than 90 people. Yingluck has told reporters Monthathip has no interest in politics. After Mr Abhisit admitted defeat, Miss Yingluck was cautious in her response. She thanked Mr Abhisit and said she would wait for the official results to be declared. There is a lot of hard work ahead.

She said her party officials had been in talks with the smaller Chart Thai Pattana party with a view to forming a coalition. All parties will have to respect the voters' decision, he said. Mr Thaksin, whose government was toppled in a military coup in , said the military should also "be listening to what the people think".