Officials in Thailand's ruling party say ousted Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has withdrawn his bid to return to power in next week's parliamentary vote.
This comes after lawmakers from the ruling six-party coalition failed to show up to re-elect Samak as prime minister during an emergency session of parliament on Friday. Thailand's constitutional court stripped Samak of office three days ago after ruling that he violated the constitution by appearing on a TV cooking show. Prior to the ruling, protesters had occupied government offices for two weeks, demanding Samak's resignation.
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