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BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The 16 renegade Democrat MPs who defied their party’s elders to vote for Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday (Aug 24) that they did nothing wrong and expressed confidence that they would not be expelled from Thailand’s oldest political party.
The Democrat Party has its work cut out to reverse its political fortunes ahead of the next election.
Today, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit Ratchaburi as part of a series of provincial trips before his four-year term ends on March 23.
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.