Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha would be invited to lead the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party if the coalition-core Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) continues to pressure him, the new party’s founder said on Wednesday.
Seksakol Atthawong, vice minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, said he set up Ruam Thai Sang Chart as a fall-back in the event that PPRP does not nominate Gen Prayut as the next prime minister.
Last September there had been an attempt to overthrow the prime minister during the censure debate and pressure against him continued within PPRP, Mr Seksakol said.
“A group of people is always trying political tactics. This is unacceptable. As an assistant to the prime minister I…
