Reforms. The king has approved thursdays coup, but protests continue. You have been there many times. How extreme is this . I havent been there in recent weeks, but this time, it appears different from the outside looking at it ondemically, and carrying conversations with people inside thailand. The fear and what you saw over the weekend is that there is a ratcheting up of tensions, this as protesters become increasingly agitated with the way this coup is unfolding and the level of power that the , theal Prayuth Chanocha Army Commander and effective head of government, is commanding. Yesterday, he dissolved the thai senate. That removes the last Democratic Institution in the country. It is one of the reasons why you saw protesters out on the streets in force. The good news is, despite 2000 protesters moving towards victory monument, the military, even though there were many, there were no major clashes from what we understand. There were protests in a northern city, as well. It will be
Palestinian leaders to the vatican. So people across egypt are voting for a new president. Polling stations are being heavily guarded and the election is taking place amid tight security. Retired field Marshal Abdul fatah alsisi is the front runner, he was appointed egypts military chief. Abdul fatah alsisi quit the armed forces. Then his rival, Hamdeen Sabahi. He ran for president in 2012, winning 21 of the vote at the tomb. Abdul fatah alsisi supported Roxana Saberi in 2002. Be talk to a professor, the author of counting islam and will talk to us about the election. Turn out is key, is it not . I dont know if its key. Its a Battle Ground because supporters of abdul fatah alsisi would like to point out that the majority of egyptians are hope with the coup and the roadmap egyptians are taking them in. The opponents of abdul fatah alsisi and the opponents of the change, like the Muslim Brotherhood would like to point to low turn out to say that the majority of egyptians are alienated fr
Ii. People across egypt are voting for a new president. Polling stations are heavily guarded and the election is taking place amid tight security. Retired field Marshall Abdul fatah alsisi is the front runner. He was appointed egypts military chief in 2002 and led a coup against the muslim brotherhoods Mohamed Mursi in july last year. He quit the forces in march to run for the presidency. And his rivalal hamdeen sabahi. He first ran for president in 2012, winning 21 of the votes. He supported abdul fatah alsisi in the aftermath of the coup and announced a president ial bid in february. The professor of Public Policy is the author of count counting islam, the mechanics of the egyptian election, we were giving a background to the viewers. The elections go on for two days. The egyptian electoral system is funny, it will take place over two days. If we found turn out was low, it doesnt mean much because the election continues tomorrow. That may not be the end of it either, because the syst
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