The general election in Thailand this weekend is being seen as a crucial test as to whether voters will welcome the return to power of the political vehicle of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra or choose to retain the status quo under the incumbent conservative government, political pundits say.
During the heyday of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the movement’s epitome was characterised by what many came to know its chairman Jatuporn Prompan for feisty, unrelenting and vocal.
As speculated, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has parted company with the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), a move political observers believe will lead to major changes in the ruling party and allow its leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon to pursue his political ambitions.