Anti-government protesters began gathering early in Bangkok in one of many protests planned in the coming days to unseat Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and delay a February election.<br/> <br />Supporters of the Democrat Party accuse Yingluck of being the puppet of her self-exiled brother and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.<br/> <br />They have vowed to hold rallies every other day until January 13th when they hope to shutdown the government.<br/> <br />After weeks of sometimes violent protests, Yingluck called for a snap election to be held on February 2nd.<br/> <br />But opposition supporters say that won't do. They want an appointed "people's council" to oversee reforms before any election is held- a request Yingluck has refused to grant.<br/> <br />The government has vowed to put some 20,000 police and 20 companies of troops on the streets to maintain order.
