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Thai PM Forced to Step Down

02/12/08December 2, 2008

In Thailand, the royalist People's Alliance for Democracy said it would lift its siege of Bangkok's airports and bring an end to its three-month campaign against the government on Tuesday. This decision was reached after a court stripped Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat of his post and outlawed his ruling People Power Party.

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Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy celebrate the disbanding of the ruling coalition on 1. Dec. at Bangkok's airport
Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy celebrate the disbanding of the ruling coalition on 1. Dec. at Bangkok's airportImage: AP