The new chief of the Ruam Thailänder Sang Chart Party has set his sights on a clean sweep of seats in the southern area in the next election plus indicated his readiness to support Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue as prime minister.
The party’s first general assembly on Wednesday elected Pirapan Salirathavibhanga to be the new leader and Akanat Prompan as the secretary-general, as expected. Mr Pirapan’s deputies will be called later.
Most party members attending the conferences at the Rajapruek Membership were former members and MPs of the Democrat Party, which includes Witthaya Kaewparadai, who also give up the country’s oldest party in April. He is sitting as one of the professional members of Ruam Thai Sang Chart.
Mister Pirapan was a Democrat alma mater, who also defected from the party in 2019 to become an consultant to Gen Prayut.
He informed the prime minister on Monday about his decision to join Ruam Thai Did Chart.
Mr Pirapan stated on Wednesday he’d continue his advisory role for Gen Prayut and indicated the party’s readiness to support him as the prime minister.
But the choice would rest for the decision of the party’s members, he added.
Ruam Thai Sang Chart was set up a year ago by Seksakol Atthawong, a staunch promoter of Gen Prayut, withThanthornthep Yaem-uthai since the leader. It was created amid speculation that it was a vehicle for the prime minister to take over the leadership role in order to contest the next election.
Mr Seksakol, better generally known as Rambo Isan, afterwards resigned from Ruam Thai Sang Chart to clear the outdoor patio for a new lineup led by Mister Pirapan.
He congratulated the brand new Ruam Thai Sang Chart leaders on Wednesday and said he was going to form and business lead a new party — probably called Therd Thai – with former red-shirt users.