Thai protesters have given Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha three days to resign, and meet other key demands that include reforming the monarchy, appearing to reject an olive branch he offered in a televised address.
Thousands of demonstrators broke through police barricades and barbed wire Wednesday night to march toward Prayuth’s official office. They gathered near the building, known as Government House, shortly after the prime minister said his government was prepared to withdraw emergency rules banning large gatherings in the capital if the protest remained peaceful.
"We submitted the letter for Prayuth to resign, which is one of our three demands,” wrote Free Youth, one of the main protest organizations, in a Facebook post Wednesday night. "If the government doesn’t give an answer within three days, the people will return with higher demands than before.”