“I am on a journey across the country to accumulate knowledge,” the leader of the now-defunct Move Forward Party (MFP) told supporters on Sunday (May 4).
Mr Pita is on a campaign trail to woo voters for candidates of the People’s Party running for elections for municipality mayors and council members in Khon Kaen and other provinces scheduled for next Sunday (May 11).
The People’s Party fielded candidates in several provinces in local elections but won only one in Lamphun province in February, reports the Bangkok Post.
In Khon Kaen, Benjamaporn Srilaboot of the People’s Party faces four other contestants - independents or representatives of local political parties, but all affiliated with national parties.
Mr Pita expected a win in Khon Kaen, anticipating support in urban areas where the People’s Party has a strong base, including young voters who are students at Khon Kaen University.
He is serving a 10-year ban from politics and MFP was ordered to shut down by the Constitutional Court last August for purportedly jeopardising the constitutional monarchy and national security. Nine other MFP executive members were also barred from politics for 10 years.
MFP won the general election in 2023 but failed to form a coalition government, paving the way for Pheu Thai to administer the country after the Thaksin-backed party canvassed enough MPs.