A Nida Poll early this week found that more than 50 per cent of respondents were in favour of a new party to be formed to support Prayut’s government.

“For now, I think neither about forming a party nor forming a [future] government. I only think about how to administrate the country after the new charter came into effect. So I cannot focus on politics,” he said after the weekly Cabinet meeting.

“Don’t worry whether I will stay on, or how. What I do today will decide what I should do next. We need to expect positive things. I want to thank both those who support me and those who do not support me,” he added.