What we can learn from Thai politics
Though Thailand's prime minister elect Yingluck Shinawatra tries to form a five party coalition controlling 299 seats but still Thailand remains bitterly divided between pro- and anti-Thaksin camps. We know that a few days back Shinawatra's party Puea Thai won 265 seats in the 500-seat parliament, yet Yingluck, who will be Thailand's first female prime minister, wants to form the coalition fearing re-ignition of political crisis. We have also learnt from the news reports that the women's organisations and Thai feminists are already publicizing Yingluck's victory as her famous brother's political proxy that can not be seen as a milestone for women's right. The political analysts guess that the political novice Yingluck, who has never held political office, is going to face the challenge to dispel the climate of mutual suspicion among differing political strips.
However, what we can learn from Thai politics is that politicians should not divide the nation for their own interest because its aftermath remains in the country for long, even after solving the crises.
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