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Ratsadon protesters listen to a speaker near Parliament on Saturday. The placards on the barriers show the prime minister and nine cabinet ministers who faced a no-confidence vote earlier in the day. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
A few hundred activists gathered on Saturday evening for what they called a people’s no-confidence debate outside Parliament amid tight security provided by 4,000 police officers on rotating shifts.
The event came hours after a series of votes inside the legislative chamber, where Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his nine cabinet ministers survived a censure debate as coalition MPs closed ranks around them.
The evening activity was held by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, a student group under the umbrella of the broader Ratsadon or People’s Movement, outside the Parliament complex at the Kiak Kai intersection.