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Thailand’s prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra<\/strong> was on Tuesday approved to enter parliament, election officials said, paving the way for her to become the country’s first female premier. <\/p>\n

Yingluck, the sister of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra<\/strong>, was given the go-ahead by Thailand’s Election Commission (EC), after it delayed ratifying her over campaign irregularity claims last week. <\/p>\n

The vote body dismissed the allegations against Yingluck<\/a>, whose Puea Thai Party won a thumping majority at the July 3 election. <\/p>\n

“The committee has investigated the facts and cannot find any violations of electoral law,” EC secretary-general Suthipon Thaveechaiyagarn told reporters after a commission meeting. <\/p>\n

Outgoing premier Abhisit Vejjajiva was also among the 12 parliamentary candidates endorsed today to become members of the 500-seat lower house<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Although 370 candidates have now been approved by the EC, another 105 must be ratified for parliament to convene, as required, within 30 days of the election. <\/p>\n

About three-fifths of the lower chamber’s seats are set to be held by a six-party coalition formed by political novice Yingluck. <\/p>\n

The vote body’s delayed endorsement had raised questions over her appointment and fears of fresh instability in the politically divided country. <\/p>\n

In the most extreme scenario, the electoral commission can issue a “red card” to a candidate<\/strong>, which would mean a one-year ban from politics. <\/p>\n

Any move to disqualify Yingluck would have risked further ruptures in Thailand’s already fractured political landscape <\/strong>and enraged the opposition “Red Shirt” protest movement, whose rallies in Bangkok last year turned deadly. <\/p>\n

The vote body dismissed the complaints by Abhisit’s Democrat Party that banned politicians were involved in Yingluck’s campaign. <\/p>\n

She was cleared earlier of a separate complaint that she sought to buy votes by giving away noodles she cooked during campaigning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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