泰國總理稱反對派的要求違憲
Thailand's prime minister says she cannot comply with demands by the anti-government opposition because they are unconstitutional.
In a televised news conference on Monday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra confirmed that she met with anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban late Sunday. She said the meeting was held under the auspices of the military, which says it is neutral in the conflict.
She told reporters that Suthep's demands that she resign, dissolve parliament and turn the government over to an unelected "people's council" was not possible under the law.
The prime minister said she was willing to do anything she could to make people happy, but what she could do must be legal under the constitution.
Her comments came as police continued to fire tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets at thousands of protesters trying to seize government buildings in Bangkok.
The protesters had set Sunday as "Victory Day" to topple Ms. Yingluck's government, but failed to achieve their goal of seizing the prime minister's office at Government House or occupying state buildings.泰國總理英拉說，反對派的要求屬於違憲，因此她不能予以滿足。
英拉在電視轉播的星期一記者會上證實，她星期日晚間與反政府抗議領導者素貼特素班進行了會談。她說，這次會晤是在軍方支持下進行的。泰國軍方表示在這場衝突中保持中立。
英拉對記者們說，素貼特素班要求她辭職、解散議會以及把政府權力交給一個不是通過選舉產生的“人民委員會”，而依照法律，她不可能接受這些要求。
英拉說，她願做自己所能做的一切來使人民感到幸福，但她的所作所爲必須符合憲法。
在英拉發表上述評論之際，警察繼續使用催淚彈、高壓水龍和橡皮子彈阻止數千名抗議者佔領曼谷的政府辦公大樓。
抗議者原本把星期日定爲“勝利日”，計劃在這一天推翻英拉總理的政府，但他們未能達到佔領政府大樓總理辦公室以及其他政府機構的目的。
