Speculation has been swirling as the major-general himself announced in June that he was preparing to set up a new party – Power of the Thai Nation. The following month, he cemented his thinking on the matter on his wife’s birthday with the establishment of the Volunteers for the Power of the Thai Nation organisation. Political observers see this as a political strategy deployed during a period when the ban on political gatherings has not yet been lifted by the junta. When all is said and done, at present there are no other political activities as stark as this one. Other parties have reportedly been busy with reregistering their members, as required by the new political party law.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 06, 2017 18:00 UTC