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Thai PM Says Protesters' Demands Unacceptable
[An Nahar] Thailand's prime minister on Monday rejected the demands of anti-government protesters locked in street battles with police, saying what they want is unacceptable under the constitution.In a televised news conference Monday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she is willing to "open every door" for negotiations to find a peaceful resolution to the Thailand's biggest political crisis in years. But protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, who met with Yingluck on Sunday night, has said he won't be satisfied with Yingluck's resignation or new elections. Instead, he wants an unelected "people's council" to pick a new prime minister. "I don't know how we can proceed" with that, she said. "We don't know how to make it happen. Right now we don't see any way to resolve the problem under the constitution," she said in the brief 12-minute news conference. "If there is any way I can restore peace I am willing to do it. The government does not have to hold on to power we only want peace." Posted by: Fred 2013-12-03 |
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