Thaksin cancels speech about his political future

Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra left the head office of his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party late Sunday, canceling a plan to hold a press conference at 7:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT).

The party initially scheduled a press conference at 7 p.m. and said that Thaksin would make an important speech about his political future.

Prime Minister's Office Minister Suranand Vejjajiva explained that Thaksin would like to wait for clear-cut results of the election before saying anything.

Earlier, Thaksin said he was confident that there would not be any chaos after Sunday's general election.

Speaking to reporters at the headquarters of his TRT Party, Thaksin said he would like to congratulate the Thais for coming out to exercise their right in a show of endorsement for democracy.

Thaksin said he had full confidence that the Election Commission would be able to resolve the various contentious issues that could arise from the fact that TRT was the only major party fielding candidates.

Thaksin declined to comment on the move to form the next administration, saying that one only had to wait for the outcome of the election, which would represent the people's will that all sides must respect.

Source: Xinhua