Thai Anti-Government Protesters Announce Large-Scale Rally on 8th Demanding "Prime Minister Resignation, Constitutional Amendment, and Monarchy Reform"
Maha Vajiralongkorn (center left), the King of Thailand, is seen on the 1st (local time) greeting royal supporters outside the palace along with Queen Suthida after concluding a Buddhist ceremony within the royal palace in Bangkok, the capital.
Anti-government protesters who refused to participate in the 'Reconciliation Committee' promoted by the Thai political circle plan to hold a large-scale rally in the capital Bangkok on the 8th, continuing pressure for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's resignation and other demands.
According to the daily Bangkok Post and others on the 7th, the 'Thammasat and Protesters United Front,' leading the anti-government protests, announced that they will hold a large rally at the Democracy Monument in downtown Bangkok at 4 p.m. (local time) on the 8th.
The organizers said they plan to march afterward but did not disclose the destination.
They emphasized that the three core demands are the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut, revision of the military-drafted constitution, and reform of the monarchy.
Thailand's anti-government protests began mainly on university campuses after the Future Forward Party (FFP), an opposition party widely supported by young people, was forcibly dissolved in February this year.
The protests were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed in mid-July, continuing for over three months with demands not only for the prime minister's resignation and constitutional amendments but also for reforms of the monarchy, which had been taboo until now.
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Earlier, on the 4th, the protest leadership clearly expressed their refusal to participate in the 'Reconciliation Committee,' which the political circle is trying to form with the government, ruling and opposition parties, protesters, and experts, stating, "Since Prime Minister Prayut is actually the biggest obstacle, such a committee cannot provide any solution."
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