Generate text that is semantically similar to this text: but one week after thai prime minister abhisit vejajjiva declared a state of emergency to put down violent protests here by red-shirted opponents , who sought his resignation , the shock waves are still rippling through a polarized , shaken nation .
the protest may pressure prime minister abhisit vejjajiva to hasten plans to amend the constitution as a reconciliation panel gets ready to propose changes next month .