It looks as though their may be a respite in the troubles in Thailand after the protest leaders surrendered to the government. The government troops were said to have killed at least five people this morning when they stormed the camp where the protesters were holed up.
The protesters are protesting at having a government they see as illegitimate after they came to power in a parliamentary deal rather than as the result of an election. The Centre-Right and Liberalist coalition (Thankfully this is where the similarities end.) was formed after previous Prime Minister Thaskin Shinawatra was convicted of corruption and was removed by a military coup.
Personally I think that if there is a coalition formed from a military coup rather than an election then they should have an election at the earliest point. (Obviously This is different to our current set up where there is a democratic legitimacy to the government.) but I just hope that there will be a solution without further blood shed.
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