Ruam Thai Sang Chart PM Candidate General Prayut Chan-o-cha was canvassing for votes in Lumpini Park and Yaowarat Road yesterday.
The party aims for at least 25 MP seats in order to be able to nominate Prayut as premier.
Its secretary-general Ekkanat Prompan, a former co-leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, said his party will definitely gain more than 25 seats and if they won more than 100 seats out of the possible 400, they should be able to form a government as a ruling party.
His confidence stems from the fact that all 250 junta-appointed senators voted for Prayut at the previous general election in 2019 and the Senate still has the power to vote for a prime minister in the upcoming election on May 14.
When asked about his party status as an underdog in recent polls, Prayut said, “The more you are looked down upon, the more you try.”
“We are a new party and we hope that the new generation will support us,” he said.
Prayut said the current campaign strategy is to conduct more field trips instead of making speeches.
His outing to Lumpini was marked by an accident at a nearby construction site which led to four injuries along with Prayut playing takraw and paddling boat in the park.
His outing to Yaowarat was also met with a small incident when whistle-blower Chuwit Kamolvisit tried to approach Pruyut to ask his opinion on marijuana but he was blocked out by securities.
Photos via Kan Sangtong and Additional Report by Erich Parpart