The protesters, who are made of up the Thai middle class and the academics of Bangkok have named themselves the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD). The PAD earlier this week forced Wongsawat to leave after giving a speech to the public by jumping over the fence behind the Parliament building. The protestors was so overwhelming that the police surrounding the Parliament building were forced to use tear gas against them. The PAD was also extremely aggressive, armed with poles, firecrackers, and machetes. One protester was killed, while close to 400 protesters were injured.

The government that has been in office has gone to extremes for staying in power. For over 35 years the government has enforced a type of democracy that has been nothing close to democracy at all. The elite have stayed in power while the poor keep getting more poor. The protest has finally made the government realize the majority of the country is becoming more aware of what the government has been doing, and is enforcing a new type of power. Hopefully in the near future the middle class and the academics will create a more definitive form of democracy.