Bangkok Post
The general election will definitely go ahead this Sunday and the long-running border dispute with Cambodia and Thailand’s withdrawal from the World Heritage Covention will not derail it, the prime minister and army chiefs reaffirmed on Wednesday.
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, the caretaker prime minister, said the border conflict with Cambodia is not a factor that could derail in the July 3 election.
He was speaking campaigning in Samut Sakhon on Wednesday morning, responding reported comments by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, that Thailand would launch an attack across the border into Cambodia and then use the border conflict as a reason to cancel the election.
Mr Abhisit said he did not worry about the border situation because he was confident the Thai military was ready to protect the country.
He said there was no reason for Thai forces to clash with Cambodian soldiers and the election would definitely not be cancelled.
However, he admitted that polling in certain localities could still be postponed for other reasons, but did not explain further.
Hun Sen should not be trying to interfere in Thai politics, he said.
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