Abhisit Vejjajiva (L), leader of the Democrat Party, and his wife Pimpen (2nd L) listen as Secretary-General of the Parliament Vithoon Poomhiran (R) reads Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's command appointing Abhisit as the new Thai prime minister during a ceremony at the party's headquarters in Bangkok December 17, 2008. Abhisit said on Wednesday that reviving an economy hit by political unrest and a global slowdown would be his first priority, after he was royally endorsed as Thailand's 27th prime minister. REUTERS/Apichart Weerawong/Pool (THAILAND)