Democrats set sights on 2015 victory
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The Democrat Party on Friday convened its annual convention unveiling the 15-point strategy to grab power by 2015.
The strategy, to be implemented over four years from this year to 2015, spelled out action plans to enable the Democrats to achieve a majority to lead the next coalition government.
Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva kicked off the convention rallying his fellow Democrats and promising to steer their party to victory.
Key action plans will focus on strengthening party branches, enlarging party membership, reaching out to professional groups and promoting the people’s agendas, seen as an antidote to the Pheu Thai Party’s populist policies.
The party approved a Bt151 million budget for spending plans designed to engage the public and youths in party building,
The Democrats plan to sponsor a people’s assembly, expected to draw 300 participants from various professions, to chart the country’s future.
Abhisit said his fellow Democrats wanted to lift the country’s out of the persisting turmoil fuelled by the power struggle in order to devote attention to address structural issues like the economic disparity and social injustice.
The party appointed a nine-member panel, led by former party leader Banyat Bantadtan, to nominate electoral candidates for the next general election.
