They reportedly want the Democrats to shine in the opposition bench under Abhisit’s leadership – much like the Move Forward Party, which has been thrown out of the Pheu Thai coalition.
The Democrat Party needs to elect a new leader and executive board after Jurin Laksanawisit stepped down to take responsibility for the party’s defeat in the May 14 election. The party saw its number of MPs fall from 53 in the 2019 election to just 25 on May 14.
Jurin had succeeded Abhisit who also stepped down to take responsibility after the number of Democrat MPs fell from 159 in the 2011 election to 53 in 2019.
Under Abhisit’s leadership, the party won 165 MP seats in the 2007 election – the highest in the party’s history. However, it was still defeated by Pheu Thai, so instead the party shone on the opposition bench.
Before attending the party caucus on Sunday, Chalermchai said it…
