(Photo by Wassana Nanuam)Referendum approval of the draft charter should not be viewed as a victory for the National Council for Peace and Order, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Monday. The junta had no intention of forming a political party, and he would not run for election or be the next prime minister, Gen Prawit said. When appropriate new laws were in place, politicians would be allowed to campaign for votes, Gen Prawit said. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon affirms in Bangkok on Monday that the National Council for Peace and Order will not form a political party to contest the general election. The NCPO had no plan to form a political party to contest the general election, and he did not intend to be a non-elected prime minister, said Gen Prawit, who is also defence minister and deputy chief of the NCPO.

Source: Bangkok Post August 08, 2016 04:41 UTC