I don’t see it,” Prawit said to reporters at Government House when asked about the speculation. Prawit also rejected speculation about Somkid leading the new party, saying he did not know anything about that. Earlier, ex-reformer Paiboon Nititawan also expressed a wish to set up a party, with speculation that such a party would throw its support behind the military. In early November, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha refused to rule out the formation of a political party by the NCPO. “I’m not thinking about [setting up a party] now but I’ll see how the situation is in the future.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 18, 2017 07:11 UTC