The current deputy premier is the PM candidate for the ruling party in the coming polls. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK - An influential Thai general involved in coups against two elected governments has called for an end to the country’s bitter power struggle, months away from an election in which he is expected to seek the post of prime minister.
“One undeniable truth is in elections where those who seized power form a political party to compete, and even with all advantages, the authoritarians will always lose power to the liberal democrats, every time,” former army chief Prawit said in the letter posted on his Facebook page. It is unclear what prompted the letter from 77-year-old Prawit, an ally of old money conservatives accused of colluding with judges and generals to remove successive governments led or controlled by the billionaire Shinawatra family since 2005.
In the letter, Mr Prawit, who is deputy prime minister, said influential Thai elites had a mistrust of politicians and doubts about democracy or the public’s ability to choose governments.Ahead of the election expected in May, Mr Prawit has been nominated to be prime ministerial candidate for the ruling pro-military Palang Pracharat party, which was formed after the 2014 coup.
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