The Wire

Thailand is going to the polls this weekend but for the past two months thousands of protesters have been demanding a cancellation of the election and have been calling on Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawarta to resign. Thaksin seems guaranteed to win the vote despite the allegations of abuse of power and corruption. Professor Carl Trocki from the Queensland University of Technology spoke to Danijel Malbasa about the political turmoil that the protests have caused.