Prayut Chan-O-Cha's party warns of ‘conflict’ if voters pick Opposition

Incumbent Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha campaigns for re-election in Phuket, Thailand on Sunday, May 7, 2023. - Reuters

BANGKOK, May 7 (Bloomberg): Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s conservative political party warned voters against throwing the country into a "black hole of conflict” by supporting Opposition groups that are proposing sweeping societal changes, as a power struggle intensifies ahead of next week’s general election.

A video by the United Thai Nation party on Sunday asked voters if they "really wanted Thailand to not be the same,” taking a swipe at campaigns for change by leading Opposition parties Move Forward and Pheu Thai. Move Forward’s campaign slogan in this election promised "Thailand won’t be the same.”