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Published on September 13, 2007

"If these three factors are there, then that makes it interesting," he said.

Sonthi said if political parties were loyal to the country and could build solid unity for the people, he would step back.

But if they have not reached that level, he would consider entering politics. The criteria as to which party he would join depended on its financial support, how many MPs it had and what its potential was to win the election.

Sonthi was responding to a reporter on whether he would go into politics after he retired.

"I will bring into use the successful strategy of the late leader of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong who established strong support from both

sympathisers and the militant."

The Nation