Opposition demands an end to totalitarian abuses of power under the guise of democracy.
![The Democrat Party boycotted the election [Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201424102534686734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Thailand is experiencing the birth pangs of democracy, a process that was started decades ago.
![Millions of Thai people have been protesting against the corrupt government of Yingluck Shinawatra [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/201312931956480734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Nepotism, corruption and negligence by Shinawatra’s government are the root causes of the demonstrations.
![The government of PM Yingluck Shinawatra "has destroyed the 'true democratic value' the Thais hold dear", writes former FM Piromya [Rob Kennedy/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131128125144891734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
