BANGKOK, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced Tuesday night at the government house that he will resign from the premiership to resolve the political crisis Thailand is now facing.

    The announcement was made five hours after Thaksin sought advice from the King at 3:30 p.m. (0830 GMT) local time at the Kraikungwol Palace in Hua Hin.

    Thailand's political tension has eased after the April 2 snap election, with Thaksin's TRT Party, according to unofficial election results, winning the majority vote of around 16 million against around 10 million "No Vote" -- a proportion of voters who do not support Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai Party. Enditem