Thaksin party wins Thai election by a landslide: polls

An official displays a ballot paper to the media while counting votes at a polling station in Bangkok July 3, 2011. The opposition Puea Thai (For Thais) party won Thailand's general election by a landslide on Sunday, exit polls showed, paving the way for Yingluck Shinawatra to become the country's first female prime minister in a victory for a red-shirted political movement. [Photo/Agencies]

A soldier stands guard with his weapon at a polling station during elections in southern Thailand's Yala province July 3, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]