The main opposition Pheu Thai Party has embarked on an early start in the pre-election campaign, which should give it plenty of time to prepare for the next poll.
Former Democrat Party leaders should not wait to be asked to help the party out in the election campaign since it is their duty to help, said the party's patriarch, Chuan Leekpai.
Three former Democrat Party leaders will be roped in to assist in the party's election campaign with a suggestion that one, Abhisit Vejjajiva, be nominated as the Democrats' prime ministerial candidate alongside its leader, Jurin Laksanawisit.
Analysts are divided over the notion that the growing estrangement between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the man he has long respected, Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, could degenerate into a full-blown conflict.
A suggestion that House Speaker Chuan Leekpai should return to lead the Democrats is worth considering in a bid to restore public faith in the party, according to Deputy Democrat Party leader Sathit Pitutecha.