Pheu Thai campaigned with a slogan of " Thaksin thinks , Pheu Thai acts " . Yingluck 's main campaign theme was reconciliation following the extended political crisis from 2008 to 2010 , culminating in the military crackdown on protesters which left nearly 100 protesters dead and thousands injured . She promised to empower the Independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Thailand ( ITRC ) , the panel that the Democrat-led government had set up to investigate the killings . The ITRC had complained that its work was hampered by the military and the government
military crackdown on protesters
2010 Thai military crackdown
Yingluck Shinawatra