Future Forward Party expects to draw thousands in the late-afternoon rally called by billionaire leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
RALLY. In this file photo, Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit speaks to the media before the parliamentary vote for Thailand's new prime minister on June 5, 2019. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP, a test of anti-government sentiment among younger Thais called to the streets by the kingdom's most popular political figure.
Under junta rule which followed a coup in 2014 there have been no massive rallies, and March's elections – governed under a military-scripted constitution – reinstated junta chiefPolice told Agence France Presse Saturday, December 14 that roughly 150"unarmed" officers will be deployed to Bangkok's tourist-friendly downtown shopping district for the rally.
Its popularity has rattled the military and its allies, and its executives have been battered by legal woes since the election. Prayut rebuked Thanathorn's call, saying the opposition leader's disputes were"personal" and"not other people's problems."
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