The captain vowed not to interfere with the outcome of the next general election, even if the ruling party won the national vote.
“Although the elections in 2017 will lead to the formation of the same old political party, all parties will have to accept the election results and rules.” The army will not overturn the election “General Chalermchai Sittisart, who served as Royal Thai Army Commander from October 1 Say.
Chalermchai seems to refer to the Pheu Thai party, although he did not mention its name.
He said yesterday that because of the new rules and regulations enacted by the government after the coup, he believes there will be no further coup in the future.
“We learned the lesson and the government has developed regulations and standards that can be applied to solve future problems, which will help prevent the recurrence of the old situation.
“Thai politics as a whole is good, if politics is bad, our country today will not progress to this point, but there may be some problems with certain individuals, not the political system that should be blamed,” said the Army Director.
He hoped that the censorship system introduced under the new constitution would play a greater role in “getting things on track”.
After returning to democracy after the coup, the road map called for the next general election in 2017, but observers pointed to a number of factors that could delay the vote until 2018.
However, Chalermchai said that the thing was according to the road map, he did not see any obstacles that could affect it.
“In addition, people want to vote,” he added.
“Some people do not want to hold elections,” he said, adding that it will depend on whether eligible voters agree with their arguments.
He acknowledged yesterday that large-scale “demonstrations” by supporters of the former Prime Minister Yinglu Sinahwat could lead to the postponement of the next elections.
The Criminal Court of the Supreme Court’s political office is expected to issue a case against Yingluck by mid-2017, where she is accused of criminal negligence in the government’s controversial rice pledging program.
“I think it’s useless to take to the streets and cause riots,” Chalermchai said. “If that happens, the government and the NCPO will continue to postpone the elections.”
However, he said that, in the light of “our current information”, he believed that the elections would be held as scheduled.
In May 2014, the coalition government led by Pheu Thai was overthrown during a military coup by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, then chief of the army. After decades of political upheaval, dozens of people were killed and hundreds wounded. .
Prayut now serves as prime minister and head of the National Peace and Order Commission (NCPO).
Chalermchai, who also served as secretary general of the NCPO, argued that the army must maintain a proper distance from politics.
“Both groups have their own paths and I am responsible for security matters and politicians,” he said.
At the same time, a recent poll found that the majority of respondents believe that Prime Minister Prayut is in 2016 to make people the happiest person.
Of the 1,249 people polled from 20 to 30 December, more than 80% said Prayut made them happiest, followed by 5.9% choosing former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, 5.5% chose Abhisit Vejjajiva in the afternoon, according to the results released yesterday by Super Opinion poll.
