Thailand: Bangkok: “red shirts” reject overtures by Thai PM

Anti-government demonstrators confirm they will continue their protest, announce new action for tomorrow. They want to see the government resign, parliament dissolve and new elections held. Their target is the ruling elite and the military, against whom they have declared “class warfare”.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Article Tools

Discuss

Bangkok – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said he was open to negotiations with anti-government 'red shirts' who want fresh elections. But Mr Veera Musigapong, a key leader of the red-shirted United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), said there would be no negotiations so long as the government held to its attitude of superiority.

One day after they declared “class war” against the elites, the red shirts showed no sign that they would back off from their threat against the leaders and military who ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin in 2006 and brought to power current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Anti-government leaders have reiterated their position, saying that demonstrations would end only with new elections. Dialogue will be possible if the government resigns and parliament is dissolved.

Following their unusual form of peaceful protest adopted in the last few days when donated blood was poured at the entrance of the prime minister’s residence and the cabinet office, the “red shirts” plan a fresh round of citywide protests for tomorrow.

Source: Asia News

Filed under geopolitics, , shirts reject overtures, thai, thailandbangkok

Global

Featured

Pope Benedict says the world is threatened by the absence of God
Generation X may not so bad after all, says new study
McFaul: U.S. Likely To Meet Russia On New Syria Resolution
U.S. President Barack Obama's top Russia adviser has said that diplomats from Washington and Moscow will likely meet in the coming weeks to work on a new UN Security Council draft resolution targeting the Syrian government over its bloody crackdown on antigovernment protesters.
Moscow Protesters Demand More Money For Russian Scientists
More than 500 protesters have gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square to demand more government funding for science and scientists in Russia.
Interview: How Much Do Western Europeans Know About Communist Crimes?
Anders Hjemdahl of the Stockholm-based Institute for Information on the Crimes of Communism talked to RFE/RL about why Western Europeans seem to know so little about the communist past.
French Prosecutor Drops Strauss-Kahn Case
The Paris prosecutor's office has dropped an investigation into a French writer's claim that former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her.
Some Charges Against Russian Art Group Members Lifted
A prominent member of a Russian anarchist street-art collective who faced jail for overturning a police car has had the charges against him lifted.
Slovak Parliament Approves EU Bailout Fund
The Slovak parliament has approved expanding the powers of the European Union's bailout fund.
Czech Court Rejects Belarusian Extradition Request For Ex-Presidential Candidate
A Prague court has ruled that former Belarusian presidential candidate Ales Mikhalevich should not be extradited to Belarus.

Comments

Spero News by Email

Thailand: Bangkok: “red shirts” reject overtures by Thai PM

Anti-government demonstrators confirm they will continue their protest, announce new action for tomorrow. They want to see the government resign, parliament dissolve and new elections held. Their target is the ruling elite and the military, against whom they have declared “class warfare”.

Popular Right Now

Popular Commentary

New Reports

New World News