Former Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will not stand in the next election in order to keep the party from having to answer questions about his political views.
The former prime minister told the Bangkok Post on Tuesday he had been approached by Democrat leader Jurin Laksanawisit to stand in the May 14 poll but he declined.
Mr Abhisit said he decided not to seek a return to parliament out of concern for the questions that are bound to be put to the party if he did.
The party would be dogged by queries as to whether his views, which led to him stepping down as Democrat leader following the 2019 election, remain intact. The Democrat Party suffered a humiliating defeat in the last…
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