The military will remain neutral, Thailand's army chief said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK – Thailand’s army chief said there was “zero chance” of the South-east Asian nation returning to a military rule in the event of post-election turmoil as politicians were set to make a final push to woo votersMr Narongpan Jittkaewtae, whose term as head of the Royal Thai Army ends in five months, guaranteed that there will be no coup under his watch and that the military will remain neutral.
“But what I can confirm for sure is that there’s no chance, or zero chance” of a repeat of what happened in the past, he said when asked if there would be another putsch. Opposition parties including Pheu Thai and Move Forward have also pledged to rewrite the Constitution if they dominate the 500-member House of Representatives to curb the role of the military-appointed Senate.Elected and military governments have taken turns to run Thailand, with occasional deadly clashes and protests.The last one was led by incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha against Thaksin’s sister Yingluck Shinawatra’s government in 2014.
The elected members of the House of Representatives will decide alongside 250 senators appointed by Mr Prayut’s military government who the next prime minister will be from more than 60 politicians in the fray.
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