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Will another military coup topple Thailand's prime minister Samak Sundaravej by 15 September 2008?

Settled as No

No coup. A cooking show toppled him.

Background:

Background: Thailand's prime minister is facing heavy pressure with strong protest from its people. Will he face the same fate as former prime minister Thaksin who is in refuge in England now?

Some background information.

Category editor Clarification: "For it to be a coup, the military has to remove an unwilling Sundarajev and install one of its own either without or before royal assent". This was sent to me by a player here, and I go along with its basic interpretation of "military coup". (Just in case we need such a clarification.)

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
6%
No
94%
Settled as No on Tue 16th Sep 2008 3:44am PST

Suspend date: Sat 13th Sep 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 16th Sep 2008 3:44am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 13th Sep 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 25%

Action history:

Created Thu 28th Aug 2008 12:31am PST by van_vemeer
Suspended Sat 13th Sep 2008 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Mon 15th Sep 2008 9:05pm PST by orlin: No such reports.
Settled as 'No' Tue 16th Sep 2008 3:44am PST by infernalmachine[Power User]: No coup. A cooking show toppled him.

Suspend date: Sat 13th Sep 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Tue 16th Sep 2008 3:44am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 13th Sep 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

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Comments (2)

This question has been moved to World/Asia. Some minor grammatical corrections were made to question and background. Also, a link to an article for further information was added.
posted 1 year ago
I found this article which explains some of the background of the current situation: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7598668.stm
posted 1 year ago

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