Supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra shout slogans during a protest in Bangkok on March 12, 2010 (Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty Images/Getty)
Anti-government protestors are gathering in the Thailand's provinces and making their way to Bangkok on Sunday. The "Red Shirts," as they are called, support Thailand's exiled former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup in 2006.
The protestors say their goal is to topple the current government and are calling for new elections. Thailand has mobilized around 40,000 security personnel ahead of the planned demonstrations. BBC reporter, Vaudine England, joins us from Thailand to explain the situation.
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Of course their votes count. The only reason a democratically-elected tyrant like Thaksin was elected was because their votes were counted, and paid for.
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