Abhisit dissolved the House of Representatives the following year , and a general election was held on 3 July 2011 . It was won by the Thaksin-aligned Pheu Thai Party ( created to replace the PPP in 2008 ) , and Yingluck Shinawatra , a younger sister of Thaksin 's , became Prime Minister . Although the government initially struggled in its response to the widespread flooding in 2011 , the political scene remained mostly calm throughout 2012 and early 2013
flooding in 2011
2011 Thailand floods
History of Thailand since 2001