Thailand's ruling Democrat Party will press ahead with a major election rally at Bangkok's Rajprasong intersection on Thursday despite the possibility of causing further rifts, a party executive said Monday.
Ongart Klampaiboon, a Democrat executive, said his party would hold election campaign at Rajprasong area as first planned to foster better understanding between the party and the public about the government's handling of the antigovernment red-shirt protesters last year.
He said the party neither wanted to cause further rifts nor trouble the public.
Last year clashes between government forces and the red-clad United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters took place in middle of May at the business central district of Rajprasong intersection where the protesters had encamped since late March.
From March to May 2011, the group backed by the fugitive ex- premier Thaksin and the opposition Pheu Thai Party staged protracted demonstrations in Bangkok and other parts of the country to demand the Democrat-led government to dissolve the House and call for a snap election.
As for a report that the UDD members would also attend the rally to hold political activities, the Democrat's executive suggested that they should do it the other day or time to avoid any confrontation.
Editor: Zhang Xiang
English.news.cn 2011-06-20 16:13:38 FeedbackPrintRSS
BANGKOK, June 20 (Xinhua)
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