Thailand in Yellow and Red
After three consecutive years of deadly street protests, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has pledged to call early polls after a parliamentary no-confidence debate is held. But without serious compromise on both sides, Thailand’s increasingly dangerous political impasse will continue.
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BANGKOK – After three consecutive years of deadly street protests, Thailand has arrived at the point where it will need to hold new elections, as the current term of its national assembly expires this December. Indeed, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has indicated that he will call for the dissolution of the lower house by the first week of May. This follows a parliamentary no-confidence motion, which his government barely survived. Accordingly, the stage is set for a general election at mid-year.