editors note: I would say this also dovetails well with a quote from the IHT yesterday where the current Army Chief said how Thaksin would be in danger if he returned since this is still a crisis and many people oppose him. Sounds like a threat to me. Just everyday politics here in Bangkok I guess?
The Bangkok Post ran a short story on the leader of the Democratic Party today.
This is a brief excerpt from the article:
Thailand’s military junta, which ousted Thaksin with a coup on September 19, 2006, has promised to hold an election by December.
A lot could happen between now and December. For instance, Thaksin, who is currently in exile, might come back to Thailand and create political chaos in the hopes of derailing the corruption cases against him to reclaim his frozen millions.
Or Young Turk factions within the military could stage a counter-coup in an effort to get even tougher with Thaksin and his followers.
Abhisit claims not to be too upset by these possibilities.
“Whatever happens in the short term will lead to an election by the end of the year,” Abhisit told a packed audience at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT) Wednesday night.
“Even in the worst case scenario that there were another coup, I cannot see any other option but for the new coup leaders to hold a new election within 60 to 90 days,” he said.
This is the first time I’ve lived in a country where the leader of the largest and oldest political party is quoted in a large mainstream newspaper as saying he’s not too worried about the potential political fallout from a military coup d’etat.
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