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Even in an “off year,” Jay-Z, 54, still went where few others have gone.

“Upper Middle Class. And even in off year elections more than two thirds of them vote.”

Thaksin’s ouster set off years of sometimes violent contention for power between his supporters and his opponents.

As a result, Russia appealed the arbitration decision in the Netherlands, kicking off years of litigation.

His popularity and unprecedented electoral support unnerved Thailand’s traditional ruling class, including monarchists and the military, and his ouster set off years of sometimes-violent confrontations between his supporters and opponents.