The Pheu Thai Party on Monday issued a statement saying that a fresh general election is the best way out of the conflict wracking the country.
The statement said Pheu Thai is of the opinion that the current political crisis is caused by some groups of people and political parties which do not want democracy, do not accept or respect the sovereign power of the Thai people and their decision made through an election process.
They had denied and intentionally obstructed the electoral process with the aim to create a vacuum in politics and the administration. Their intent was to establish themselves as a sovereign power through three methods - seizure of power by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) under Suthep Thaugsuban, an unconstitutional process through the Senate to appoint a non-elected prime minister, and seeking a royally-bestowed prime minister under Section 7 of the constitution.
The statement said this was a conspiracy to take power and against international principles and the country's fine democratic tradition and practice.
The Pheu Thai Party, citing a Constiutional Court ruling of May 8, 2006, called for all concerned to be aware that an election is the best way out for the country following the dissolution of the House of Representatives.
The party called for the Election Commission (EC) to urgently organise a new election in 45 to 60 days of the Constitutional Court's ruling that nullified the Feb 2 general election, the statement said.
All political parties, particularly the Democrat Party, should listen to the voice of the people and stop short of obstructing them, verbally or physically, from exercising their voting rights, the statement said.