New coalition wins majority in Thai bi-election

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Updated January 12, 2009 23:48:46

Thailand's coalition government, under new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, has won most of 29 parliamentary seats that were contested in a bi-election on Sunday. The bi-election was a direct result of the pro-democracy rallies at the end of last year. But Mr Abhisit still faces questions over his own legitimacy because he became prime minister without a public election. So, has the bi-election win given him the public vote of confidence that he needs?

Presenter: Zulfikar Abbany
Speaker: Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

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