Poll will be held, but Prayut should fear a ‘Malaysian result’

I think the junta will only go to the polls, if they “think” they have no chance of losing – i.e. General Prayut getting voted back in as an outsider PM.
As we saw in Malaysia though, things don’t always go as planned!
There will be a minimum of time granted to parties to get organised. The junta should call the election sooner, rather than later for maximum advantage.
I think Future Forward will not be allowed to contest the election. A reason will be found to ban them. They could well be the “Malaysia result” the junta don’t want.
YetAnother

This election is being designed as a one-horse race. While the rest of the field is still locked in the stables, the PM has bolted out of the gate and is half way around the course.
Hurdles are now being erected before the rest of the field is allowed out onto the track.
He has been on his own private election campaign roadshow for some months with his huge bag of Thai Niyom money and an army of publicly funded staff and resources. All this under the disguise of conducting parliamentary sittings at strategic political (marginal) provinces throughout the country.
He must be deluded if he thinks people can’t see through this.
Remember the last public gathering with a rent-a-crowd of 30,000 people (29,995 more than allowed by law) with the MC shouting to the people: “The more you clap, the more money he will give you.”
Disgusting!
Cadbury

I think there will be an election and this junta will be ousted in such a huge defeat they will be unable to have any influence again in Thai politics again.
Malaysia is a good example. Nobody, though Najib Razak would lose – even me.
Dave 67
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