Monday, March 15, 2010

Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election

Supporters of former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra gather for a protest in central Bangkok March 14, 2010. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Zee News

Bangkok: Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters from Thailand's rural areas swarmed the Thai capital on Sunday for protests aimed at forcing the government to dissolve Parliament and call new elections.
Protest leaders gave the government until noon Sunday (0500 GMT; midnight EST) to accede to their demands or face mass marches on key locations in Bangkok.
The demonstrators want Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections, which they believe will allow their political allies to regain power. They believe Abhisit came to power illegitimately with the connivance of the military and other parts of the traditional Thai ruling class who were jealous and fearful of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's popularity while in office from 2001 until he was ousted in a 2006 coup.
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