An anti-government protester sits next to a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej as she camps outside the Thai-Japan youth stadium, along with other demonstrators,in Bangkok December 24, 2013.The Thai baht plumbed its lowest level in almost four years on Monday as a political crisis grew more intractable, with anti-government protesters attempting to stop candidates from registering for a February election. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protesters abandoned efforts to block candidates from signing up for a February election on Tuesday but vowed to hound Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and thwart a poll she is expected to win.
The protesters want Thailand's fragile democracy to be suspended, fearing the February 2 election would only entrench the power of Yingluck's billionaire family, which is hugely popular among the rural poor of the populous north and northeast.
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