On the side of democracy stand the Red Shirts—Thailand’s largest social movement in recent history—and the various political parties of rich businessman Taksin Shinawat and his sister Yingluk, which are supported by the Red Shirts. Their latest party, which won an overall majority in the 2011 elections, is called the Pua Thai Party.1 It was reconstructed from Taksin’s previous parties, which were suppressed by two consecutive judicial coups. Since the 2011 elections, the government has been headed by Yingluk Shinawat, Thailand’s first female prime minister. This was the government that was overthrown by the coup d’état in May.