When all the Apec summit formalities are over, it's likely Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will make the uncertainty about his political future clearer, particularly over whether he will cut links with the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and align with the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party (RTSCP), recently set up by his close aides. One thing is clear, he has no plan to leave politics.
Although his eligibility to serve as prime minister is limited to just a few more years, following a charter court ruling which was based on the 2017 military-sponsored constitution, the junta-leader-turned-premier still wants to take his chances and continue in politics, and serve as PM. Chances are high that he will take the helm of the RTSCP -- which will officially be launched next month after the charter court rules on the organic election bills.
