New Thai PM Consolidates Power

Thailand’s new prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra took steps on Monday to put as much distance as possible between her Pheu Thai party and her arch rival Democrats when she announced that four minor parties would join her in an unnecessary coalition.
New Thai PM Consolidates Power
COALITOIN FORMING: Yingluck Shinawatra (C), who is set to become Thailand's first female prime minister, raises her hands with expected coalition partners after meeting in a Bangkok hotel on July 4. PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images
Cindy Drukier
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COALITOIN FORMING: Yingluck Shinawatra (C), who is set to become Thailand's first female prime minister, raises her hands with expected coalition partners after meeting in a Bangkok hotel on July 4. (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
Cindy Drukier
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Cindy Drukier is a veteran journalist, editor, and producer. She's the host of NTD's International Reporters Roundtable featured on EpochTV, and perviously host of NTD's The Nation Speaks. She's also an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her two films are available on EpochTV: "Finding Manny" and "The Unseen Crisis"
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