POLITICAL CRISE IN THAILAND 2014
Bangkok Shutdown, opposition against "Thaksin System" - Silom site
Why are they protesting ?
Protesters accuse Yingluck, 46, of being a puppet of her elder brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin came into power in 2001 and won support among the rural poor for populist Lire la suite
Bangkok Shutdown, opposition against "Thaksin System" - Silom site
Why are they protesting ?
Protesters accuse Yingluck, 46, of being a puppet of her elder brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin came into power in 2001 and won support among the rural poor for populist Lire la suite
Bangkok Shudown, opposition against "Thaksin System" - Silom site
Why are they protesting ?
Protesters accuse Yingluck, 46, of being a puppet of her elder brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin came into power in 2001 and won support among the rural poor for populist Lire la suite
These men, as many of Suthep's supporters come from the south of Thailand
Bangkok Shutdown, opposition against "Thaksin System" - Silom site
Why are they protesting ?
Protesters accuse Yingluck, 46, of being a puppet of her elder brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin came into power in 2001 and won support among the rural poor for populist policies such as microfinance schemes, subsidized fuel and universal health Lire la suite
Bangkok Shutdown, opposition against "Thaksin System" - Silom site
What do the protesters want?
Thaksin is idolized in Thailand’s populace north and northeast — where his supporters are known as Red Shirts — and parties he backs have won the past five elections, the most recent incarnation being the Yingluck-led Pheu Thai Party. Protesters fear Lire la suite
So, they’re protesting for less democracy?
Depends on whom you speak to. Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban claims that democratic principles have been subverted by Thaksin’s huge wealth and close network of patronage, and Thailand must be “reset” and started afresh. Lire la suite