It is a contradiction that highlights the dilemma facing Thailand's oldest - but by no means most popular - political party, the Democrats, whose lawmakers recently resigned en masse from parliament to join opposition street protests.
The party must soon decide whether to take part in, or boycott, a general election that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has called for February 2 - a decision that could determine the fate of the country's fragile democracy.
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