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But as Ron Corben reports from the Thai capital, the political outlook remains clouded, because of concerns over the choice of a new prime minister.<br><br>Thai officials began cleaning up Bangkok's airports.<br><br><table class="APIMAGE" style="direction: ltr;" align="right" width="190"><tbody><tr><td style=""><img id="||CPIMAGE:584307|" title="Passengers from a Thai Airways flight come out from the plane after arriving at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 03 Dec 2008" alt="Passengers from a Thai Airways flight come out from the plane after arriving at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 03 Dec 2008" src="/images/200812/ap_thailand_post_protests_flight_03dec08_190.jpg" border="0" height="190" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="190"></td></tr><tr><td style="" class="imagecaption">Passengers from a Thai Airways flight come out from the plane after arriving at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 03 Dec 2008</td></tr></tbody></table>Earlier in the day, the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy ended its eight-day siege of the terminals. And the first passenger flights in a week arrived at the international airport.<br><br>The blockade left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded. Airport officials say it will be several days before operations are back to normal. <br><br>Since May, the PAD has campaigned against the government, accusing it of acting as a proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.<br><br>The protests ended after a court ruling dissolved three governing coalition parties, led by the People's Power Party, for breaking election laws.<br><br><table class="APIMAGE" style="direction: ltr;" align="right" width="190"><tbody><tr><td style=""><img id="||CPIMAGE:583363|" title="Somchai Wongsawat, left, talks to reporters after court dissolves ruling party and bans him from politics, in Chiang Mai, 02 Dec 2008 " alt="Somchai Wongsawat, left, talks to reporters after court dissolves ruling party and bans him from politics, in Chiang Mai, 02 Dec 2008 " src="/images/200812/AFP-Thailand-PM-Somchai-Wongsawat-190.jpg" border="0" height="190" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="190"></td></tr><tr><td style="" class="imagecaption">Somchai Wongsawat, left, talks to reporters after court dissolves ruling party and bans him from politics, in Chiang Mai, 02 Dec 2008 </td></tr></tbody></table>The decision ended the 77-day government of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.<br><br>But members of the banned groups shifted to new parties, and they continue to dominate parliament.<br><br>Sunai Pasuk, with Human Rights Watch here, says next the parties will select a new prime minister. But he says that will not necessarily end the political tensions.<br> <br>"I would say at this point this is only the end of Act One; we are having a cool-off period until the selection of prime minister, that will start next week on the seventh, eighth and ninth of December. These will be three critical days," said Sunai.<br> <br>If the PAD sees the new prime minister as being too close to Mr. Thaksin, the protests could resume. The PAD considers Mr. Thaksin, who was ousted in a coup two years ago, corrupt and authoritarian. He has fled the country to avoid corruption charges.<br><br><table class="APIMAGE" style="direction: ltr;" align="right" width="190"><tbody><tr><td style=""><img id="||CPIMAGE:579517|" title="Protesters at main international airport in Bangkok, 26 Nov 2008" alt="Protesters at main international airport in Bangkok, 26 Nov 2008" src="/images/200812/Thailand-Dawson-Airport-protesters-190.jpg" border="0" height="168" hspace="2" vspace="2" width="190"></td></tr><tr><td style="" class="imagecaption">Protesters at main international airport in Bangkok, 26 Nov 2008</td></tr></tbody></table>However, Sunai says Mr. Thaksin's supporters are increasingly frustrated by what they see as a lack of official impartiality in dealing with the PAD, which occupied a government office compound and the airports without punishment.<br><br>Pro-government groups also accuse the judiciary of bias against Mr. Somchai's government. Sunai says the political situation remains unsettled. <br><br>"The situation remains very fluid - with all these factors together - the PAD can come back anytime - Thaksin's side remains defiant and it is very likely to take control of the government again so we are back to square one," said Sunai. <br><br>Kraisak Choonhavan, a member of the opposition Democrat Party, says the outlook appears bleak, with only a slight chance of the governing coalition breaking up.<br><br>But Kraisak does not expect the PAD to begin new protests soon. He says it is now up to parliament to find a way through the political crisis.<br><br>"There is a chance in the very near future here we are able to go back to the parliament and do the job we can and maintain democracy - as crippled as it is - to make it work somehow," said Kraisak.<br> <br>He says the governing coalition is likely to be weaker this time around, and the government will to have to call an election in 2009.<br><br>Thailand's current political crisis is the most severe in 16 years. 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