The Pheu Thai Party has recently revised its MP target, aiming to capture 310 House seats in the next polls an ambitious scale-up from the 250 seats and form a solid single-party government. The move is seen by academics as a major task and tactic to intensify the campaign and to get rid of the pro-Prayut camp.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha has ordered the dissolution of the nation’s parliament, paving the way for elections to be held in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend military-backed rule despite his widespread unpopularity.