THE DEMOCRAT PARTY'S ultimate goal is to bring an end to 21 years of election defeats. The party's last defeat was in the 2011 election, when party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was PM.
This embarrassing loss spurred the 67-year-old party to review itself and consider a revamp of its policies, structure and personnel so it has a better chance of leading the government again.
Alongkorn Ponlaboot, deputy Democrat leader and a member of the party reform panel, said the goal was to ensure that the Democrats capture another 60 seats in addition to the 161 it already has, and make it the strongest party in Parliament.