Chuan hopes Democrat will rise again under new leadership

Photo : Chuan Leekpai, former Democrat party leader and former prime minister.

Former Democrat leader Chuan Leekpai admitted today that the party has reached the lowest point in its 77-year history, but he hopes it will not fall any further. ‘I hope that the party remains honest with the people under the new leadership of Chalermchai Srion,” he stated.

He also said that he will not abandon the party, will continue to provide his support and hoped Abhisit Vejjajiva, another former party leader who resigned on Saturday, will come back into the fold.

Chuan said he did not anticipate that some party members would quit around the election of the new party leadership and does not know for sure how many more will resign, adding that he regrets the loss of some talented people.

He admitted that there was lobbying among voting party members in support of Chalermchai and against the…