Political crisis in Thailand, the tension is growing

Almost a week, I told about you my walk to Democraty Monument where every day for nearly three weeks, protesters against the amnesty law transformed since its abandonment in protesters against government gather. The situation is not calming down and a decision of the Constitutional Court, next Wednesday, may raise the tension.

Democrats have asked the Constitutional Court for to judge of the “constitutionality” of amendments voted by Parliament, which if confirmed could lead to the dissolution of Pheu Thai, Yingluck Shniawatra’s party. Verdict on Wednesday. Two scenarios are possible: the Court agreed with the Democrats and then the opponents of the government benefit from a victory on carpet but no doubt that the Red Shirts will mobilize – they have already begun to do so – and clashes between the two camps are possible or the Court does not follow the Democrats and Yingluck will be strengthened and will hope a gradual demobilization of her opponents.

In short, follow the news closely if you are traveling to Bangkok in the next days because it is possible especially from Wednesday, the good atmosphere of the protests I told you about a week ago changes. It is more than ever advised to avoid areas of anti-government and Red Shirts rallies in Bangkok (see map updated by the Tourism Authority of Thailand) and in particular from Wednesday.