Protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy savor their victory at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi airport. Paula Bronstein / Getty ImagesTrashed -- Newsweek
Antidemocracy protestors succeed in bringing down the government, but the conflict is far from over.
The trash was piling up Tuesday night at Government House. Protesters who seized the building 192 days ago had left a few hours before, having succeeded in bringing down the elected government of Prime Minster Somchai Wongsawat. At Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, which opened today after being shut down for the past week, thousands of yellow-clad protestors lingered—apparently wanting to savor the taste of victory overnight. Much of Bangkok's attention was shifting to plans to mark the 81st birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Friday.
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My Comment: They have another election, and the same parties will come to power. The demonstrators may not like the results that democracy brings, but disputing the results and arresting or banning political figures will only inflame the situation even more.