With the sex scandal involving Prinn Panitchpakdi, formerly a rising star of the Democrats, coming to light, the country's oldest political party has plunged into an abyss.
Just one week before the scandal surfaced, the party celebrated its 76th anniversary in grandeur. Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit assured his fellow party members the Democrats would be thriving and grow as a main political institution of the country.
