Withinthespanof a year, ThailandhasnowPrimeMinisterNo. 2 attheirhelm, andhernameisPetongtanSianawat.
わずか1年の間に、タイはNo.2の首相を誕生させた。
In a ceremonyonSundaymorning, Ms. Petongtanwasgiventheroyalcommand, confirmingherendorsementastheheadofthenewThaigovernmentandtheordertoform a cabinetofministers.
Thepresenceofherfather, theex-PrimeMinisterThaksinSianawat, drewparticularly a lotofinterest, giventhathewasgiven a royalpardonjust a dayagothateffectivelyendedhisparoleearly.
ThaksinreturnedtoThailandalmost a yearagoafter 15 yearsofself-exile, andwhilehewasrightawaysentencedforabuseofpowerandcorruptionfromhisrulebackthen, hewasreleasedonparolejusthalf a yearlaterafterspendingthattimeinhospitalinsteadof a prisoncell.
A weeklater, thatsamecourtthendismissedPrimeMinisterSertarThaweesinforethicalmisconductinappointinganineligiblecabinetminister, whichsparkedofffranticandfuriousbackroomnegotiationsforhissuccessorthatculminatedinPerthongtanShinawatranowbecomingThailand's 31stPrimeMinister.
Andalso, there's a growingconflictbrewinginthebackgroundbetweenallthepoliticalfactions, mainlyThaksinandhisrivalsthathemade a dealwiththatallowedhimtoreturntoThailandinthefirstplace.
また、タクシン氏と、彼がタイに戻るために取引をしたライバルたちとの間で、政治的対立が高まっている。
Soallthiscouldnotonlyupendhisdaughter's newgovernment, notonlyThaksin's ownlegacy, butThaidemocracyas a whole.