Thai PM to Resign, Protesters to Leave Airports
泰法庭裁决禁总理及政治伙伴参政

　
A court has ruled that the Thai prime minister, his party and his coalition partners are banned from politics. The decision led the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy to pledge to allow flights to resume at Bangkok's international airport.

泰国一个法庭裁决，禁止泰国总理颂猜、他的政党和他的联合政府伙伴参政。这个裁决使反政府的人民民主联盟保证将允许曼谷国际机场重新开放。

The People's Alliance for Democracy says it will continue some protests at the international airport, but on Tuesday agreed to allow flights to resume. However, airport officials say it could be several days before full operations resume.

人民民主联盟表示，将继续在国际机场举行一些抗议活动，但是星期二同意允许一些航班起降。不过，机场官员说，全面恢复运营还需要好几天时间。

Court ruling disbands 3 coalition parties

The PAD decision came hours after a Thai constitutional court disbanded the three leading parties in the government coalition.

民盟做出这个决定几个小时前，泰国一个宪法法庭裁定解散联合政府中3个主要的政党。

A judge read the order banning the Chart Thai Party, one of the coalition partners.

一名法官宣读了法庭解散执政党之一泰国党的命令。

The verdicts were announced, under strict security, after the judges were forced to move to another building after the constitutional court was surrounded by pro-government demonstrators.

此前，在亲政府示威者包围宪法法庭之后，法官被迫转移到另外一所建筑，法庭裁决是在戒备森严的状态下宣读的。

The ruling follows court findings that the main coalition party, the People Power Party, Chart Thai and another partner, violated election laws during the December 2007 general elections. Several executives from each party also were banned from politics for five years.

在做出这项裁决之前，法庭认为，联合政府主要政党人民力量党、泰国党和另外一个执政伙伴在2007年12月大选中违反了选举法。各党都有几名主管人员同时被禁止参政5年。

Ruling removes PM Somchai from office

The verdict removes Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from office. A PPP spokesman says party members in parliament not directly affected by the ruling will join a new party that already has been created.

法庭裁决解除了颂猜的总理职务。人民力量党一名发言人说，议会中不直接受这项裁决影响的该党党员将加入一个已经成立的新党。

Deputy Prime Minister Chavarat Charnveerakul has been named interim prime minister until a new coalition government is formed and a new prime minister can be selected.

副总理查瓦拉被任命为临时总理，直至新的联合政府成立，并选出一位新总理。

Government supporters say judiciary staged 'silent coup'

Pro-government supporters have accused the judiciary of bias and staging a "silent coup" against Mr. Somchai and his brother-in-law, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

亲政府人士指责司法偏袒，发动了一场针对颂猜和他的连襟前总理他信的“静悄悄的政变”。

The PAD calls the verdict a victory, following months of long protests, including a three-month siege of the main government office building.

民盟则称这项裁决是他们在几个月之久的抗议、包括对主要政府大楼为期3个月的包围后取得的胜利。

"Today, the constitution court finally dissolved the party that acted as a nominee for Thaksin Shinawatra," said Parnthep Pourpongpan, a PAD spokesman. "We have to consider about the victory. We totally agree that at least we have to review the level of demonstration now at least about how we reduce and how much we reduce."

民盟发言人班贴说：“今天，宪法法庭终于解散了为他信代言的政党。我们必须考虑这个胜利。我们完全同意，现在至少必须考虑示威的程度，我们如何缩小范围，缩小多少。”

Protests strand tourists

Thailand's tourism industry and air cargo have been severely disrupted by the airport occupation, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars in lost income. It is estimated that up to a quarter of a million tourists remain stranded because of the occupation.

泰国旅游业和空运业由于机场被占领而受到严重影响，造成了数亿美元的损失。据估计，有25万游客被困。

Soon after the ruling, the government postponed a summit of Southeast Asian leaders, which was to start December 13.

法庭裁决之后，泰国政府立即推迟了原定于12月13号开幕的东盟领导人峰会。