Samak upbeat for premiership

"Why should I be the party leader if I don't aspire for the position of prime minister?" he asked.

Samak said he is ready to lead his partylist candidates through the registration process on Wednesday and that his party will kick off a major rally at Sanam Luang next Friday.

The party's campaigning activities will conclude with another Sanam Luang rally on December 21, he said, vowing to visit every constituency during the campaigning.

His campaign platforms include the construction of eight train routes for mass transportation in Bangkok, the promotion of coalfire power and nuclear energy, he said.

The Nation