Thai PM Shinawatra offers to negotiate with protesters
30 Nov 2013 4:32 AM IST
Soon after she survived the no-confidence vote, Shinawatra spoke on television suggesting that the two sides must negotiate.
‘The government doesn’t want to enter into any political games because we believe it will cause the economy to deteriorate,’ she said.
Before the vote, she had pleaded to the protesters saying, ‘Please call off the protests for the country’s peace,’ Yingluck said. ‘I’m begging you, the protesters, because this doesn’t make the situation any better.’
With 297 lawmakers voting in her favour and 134 against in the Parliament, Shinawatra has survived the immediate threat to her government however the protests continued for the fifth day. ‘The government doesn’t want to enter into any political games because we believe it will cause the economy to deteriorate,’ she said.
Shinawatra’s comments came as the protesters, led by former lawmaker Suthep Thaugsuban, continued rallying in a bid to topple the government.
‘The government doesn’t want to enter into any political games because we believe it will cause the economy to deteriorate,’ she said.
Before the vote, she had pleaded to the protesters saying, ‘Please call off the protests for the country’s peace,’ Yingluck said. ‘I’m begging you, the protesters, because this doesn’t make the situation any better.’
With 297 lawmakers voting in her favour and 134 against in the Parliament, Shinawatra has survived the immediate threat to her government however the protests continued for the fifth day. ‘The government doesn’t want to enter into any political games because we believe it will cause the economy to deteriorate,’ she said.
Shinawatra’s comments came as the protesters, led by former lawmaker Suthep Thaugsuban, continued rallying in a bid to topple the government.
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