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Parties say they have right to propose policies and the general has no business to interfere

THE NEXT GENERAL election is still several months away but it seems preparations are under way for General Prayut Chan-o-cha to return as prime minister – and he has a big edge over others if that was his wish.

THE WADAH group of Muslim politicians, backed by local residents and former MPs in the three southernmost border provinces, has resolved to form a new political party to contest the next election, a member said yesterday.