泰总理他信宣布“政治突破”、法国发生新一轮抗议和罢工

*泰总理他信宣布“政治突破”

泰国总理他信星期二晚上在全国电视上宣布，他将为化解泰国的政治危机而辞职
。在做出宣布之前，他会晤了普密蓬.阿杜德 。他信在对全国的讲话中说，议会
复会后，他将不再担任总理职位，但是在接替人选被选出前，他会继续代理领导
职务。在做出宣布前，他信对旷日持久的反政府抗议做出反应，决定了星期天举
行的临时选举。他信领导的执政党宣称赢得57%选票，但是反对党抵制了选举。
由于星期天的议会选举在几十个选区没有取得决定性的结果，泰国选举委员会已
经决定了新选举的日期。泰国三个主要反对党星期二早些时候说，如果他信辞职
，他们将重新加入政治进程。他们还说，计划星期五恢复抗议活动。

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Announces "Political Break"

Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has announced
on national television late Tuesday that he will step down
in an effort to end that nation's political crisis. He made
the announcement following a meeting with King Bhumibol
Adulyadej. Thaksin told the nation he will not resume the
office of prime minister once parliament reconvenes, but
will serve as a caretaker leader until his replacement can
be chosen. The announcement comes after snap elections
Sunday that the prime minister called in response to prolonged
anti-government protests. His ruling party claimed to have
won 57 percent of the vote, but the opposition boycotted
the polls.

Thailand's election commission already had scheduled new
elections, because Sunday's poll did not produce conclusive
results in dozens of constituencies. Thailand's three main
opposition parties said earlier Tuesday they would rejoin
the political process if Thaksin were to step down. They
had said they planned to resume street demonstrations Friday.

*法国发生新一轮抗议和罢工

法国发生了新一轮抗议一项新的年轻人就业法的抗议和罢工，数以十万计的民众
星期二涌上法国各个城市的街头。星期二的抗议造成民航和铁路运输的中断，不
过有报导说，交通状况与上星期罢工时相比有所改善。抗议活动组织者希望至少
大约一百万人参加在巴黎、马赛以及其它城市举行的游行。
法国当局在巴黎部署了防暴警察，防止抗议期间发生暴乱。上星期，安全部队和
示威者之间屡次发生冲突。学生领袖和工会呼吁进行这次罢工，抗议允许公司对
年轻员工实行两年试用期的一项新法律。

New Round of Protests and Strikes in France

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching in cities
throughout France in a fresh round of protests and strikes
against a new youth jobs law. Tuesday's protests disrupted
airline and rail service, though reports say transportation
is moving more smoothly than during a previous strike a week
ago. Protest organizers say they hope at least one million
people will join in the marches in Paris, Marseilles and
other cities.

French authorities have deployed riot police in the capital
to guard against violence during the protests. Last week,
security forces clashed repeatedly with marchers. Student
leaders and unions called the strikes to protest a new law
that allows companies to hire young workers for a two-year
probationary period.