World | Thailand New Protesters Greet Thailand's New Gov't Thaksin supporters force parliament to suspend proceedings By Jason Farago Posted Dec 29, 2008 6:08 AM CST Copied Thai protesters, supporters of exiled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, during a rally outside Parliament Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) A different set of anti-government protesters converged on Bankok today, with thousands of red-shirted supporters of exiled PM Thaksin Shinawatra surrounding parliament and forcing lawmakers to postpone their session. The yellow-clad Thaksin opposition had been set to take power after months of demonstrations, reports the New York Times. Abhisit Vejjajiva became Thailand's new PM on Dec. 17 after a court ruling banned his predecessor and dismantled a Thaksin-linked party. That enraged the exiled leader's supporters, who have formed a group calling itself the Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship and are calling for a fresh election. An ally of Thaksin won the 2006 election that ended the last period of military rule, and his supporters insist they would win again in a new poll. Read These Next It's the most modern of insults: Clanker. An NFL kicker just raised the bar for his fellow kickers. How a Florida university's millions went to a cam girl. Why Winston Churchill never got his platypus. Report an error