2014年02月13日のツイート

今日のテキスト THAI VOTE RESULTS STALLED

Officials in Thailand are counting ballots, as people on both sides of the country's deep political divide weigh in on the legitimacy of the general election. Protestors blocked millions of Thais from voting in Sunday's disputed poll.
Authorities say the demonstrators stopped the delivery of ballot papers to some polling stations. They say, as a result, about 20 percent of electoral districts canceled voting. These districts are in Bangkok and southern regions, where anti-government sentiment is high. Still, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she's satisfied with the election.

(Yingluck Shinawatra / Thai Prime Minister)
"I think sometimes when we have the conflicts of different opinions, but anyway, at least we can show some signs that people would like to see the election."

But protest leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban says those who were chosen in the elections are not the true representatives of the people.

(Suthep Thaugsuban / Protest leader)
"This election has not succeeded the way Prime Minister Yingluck had expected. It has failed."

Suthep denounced the election and demanded Yingluck's immediate resignation.

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