It has been nearly two years since an unexpected military coup deposed then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and appeared to freeze Thailand's democratic evolution in its tracks.The country has experienced 15 months of benign military rule, the drafting of a new constitution, and a general election which returned a party run by Mr Thaksin's allies to office.Yet there is still a sense of unending crisis, of a country still deeply polarised over the former prime minister and his attempts to transform Thailand.
Comment : Yeh Jonathan, PAD is the mob of elite and feudal in Thailand but was protected by Guard from the south of Thailand (low class but favour in Democrat Party) its backup by the same mastermind who toppled Thaksin in 2006'coup.Firstly, the key PAD leaders, in particular Sondhi Limthongkul and Chamlong Srimuang, an ascetic former military general and mayor of Bangkok who played a key role in the anti-government protests back in 1992, remained virulently opposed to allowing any of Mr Thaksin's associates a role in government.
They have now refined their argument to propose rural voters in Thailand are too poorly educated to be allowed to elect a parliament, and that it should be a largely appointed body instead.
The PAD has also ridden a national wave of anxiety over the future of the monarchy, once 80-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej is no longer on the scene.
Its supporters believe Mr Thaksin and the PPP have a republican agenda - hence the sea of yellow shirts seen at PAD rallies, yellow being the colour associated with the king.
Comment : Republican Idea is very funny in Thailand, for Thais The King have a massive charisma hard to explain that why, Thaksin is a Politician who breath in and out is populism policy so he wouldn't even thought about it absolutely, but Thaksin was a more than ordinary politicians, he was got intrust by Someone to shift this country forward but the other part of the establishment didn't want him.
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