Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will on Monday become a member of United Thai Nation (UTN) Party and address a gathering of more than 10,000 supporters to outline the party's mission and goals, said Akanat Promphan, party secretary-general on Sunday.
If parliament completes its term on March 23, the nation's next election will take place on May 7, as set by the Election Commission. If not, it will come even sooner.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted he and the leader of the ruling Palang Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), Prawit Wongsuwon, are not political enemies.
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said on Thursday he has no plans to join the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party following Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's confirmation that he will contest the general election under its banner.