Abhisit calls for House dissolution

Abhisit said he wanted the transition to the next government to take place under prescribed rules sanctioned by the Constitution.

Any ideas to bring about changes by non-constitutional means are not appropriate, he said in reference to the push to form a national unity government.

The caretaker government has the choice either to call the extraordinary House session to elect the new prime minister or to dissolve the House, he said.

Regardless of the choice made, the government should realise that the country is in a dire need to install a new leadership that can pull the country out of the turmoil, he said.

The country will continue to be mired by social divisions if the new prime minister is to repeat the style of leadership that has brought about the political turbulence, he said.

He said he was in favour of the early elections in order to have the leeway in forming the government.