After weeks of protesting to oust the ruling leader in Thailand, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has agreed to dissolve the lower Parliament.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said she will dissolve Parliament and hold a general election on February 2, 2014, following weeks of anti-government protests in Bangkok, some of which turned deadly.
At this stage, when there are many people opposed to the government from many groups, the best way is to give back the power to the Thai people and hold an election.
The anti-government protestors had been specifically targeting government buildings and had repeatedly swarmed the Prime Minster's office.
Above anti-government protesters cheer after pulling down concrete barriers outside the Government House in Bangkok Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013.
AP photo/Wason Wanichakorn
