Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern that as the government has been trying to restore normalcy, strengthening the economy and making preparations for the next election, there are some elements attempting to incite unrest in the country, said government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern Kaewkumnerd on Sunday.
Nevertheless, he said the prime minister believed the majority of the people understood what the government had been doing and had been moving toward the election mode.
The prime minister, he added, would like to stress that the primary task for the National Council for Peace and Order and to ensure smooth transition to full democratic rule.
The prime minister also questioned how could the election be smooth if there are still people who bend on inciting unrest non-stop. He said that people in the society started to become worried that the old bitter memory of political polarization and political violence might again re-emerge, said Lt-Gen Sansern.
Nevertheless, the spokesman stressed that the prime minister was determined not to allow the country to plunge into the vicious cycle of political divide and conflict.