Prachachat Party leader Wan Muhammad Nor Matha claims the party has received overwhelming support from residents in the deep South, boosting its confidence of winning the most seats in the region at next year's election.
Mr Wan Nor told the Bangkok Post the party's popularity in the three southernmost provinces -- Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala -- is increasing and by the time the polls take place, he is confident his party is likely to grab at least 6 or 7 seats out of the 11 constituencies up for grabs, where nearly 90% of the population are Muslim of Malay ethnicity.
"We know that some constituencies in the three southernmost provinces have been Democrat Party strongholds for a long time, but according to a recent survey by our party, our popularity in some of these constituencies has increased, reaching 65% in some cases," Mr Wan Nor said.
