Thailand’s beleaguered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has asked the powerful military to act as a mediator in pushing for a new dialogue with the anti-government protest movement which has vowed to “shut down” Bangkok from January 13.
Yingluck has asked the military to step in and end the deadlock between the regime and the anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) ahead of the shutdown plan next Monday, the Bangkok Post said quoting unnamed sources.
PDRC secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban, a former MP of Opposition Democrat Party, met several top military figures on Saturday to discuss ways to end the crisis, the Post said.
However, there has been no change in Suthep’s stance and he has reiterated his demands for an interim Government to push for national reforms.
Yingluck has urged the public to vote and said calling off the February 2 polls would bring the country to a dead end.