BANGKOK, Thailand - The protest group that shut down airports in Thailand's capital for a week earlier this month has threatened new actions if Parliament elects a new prime minister it finds unacceptable.
The statement by the People's Alliance for Democracy comes during a period of intense politicking ahead of Monday's special session of Parliament.
Contending political parties are each claiming they have enough support to select the country's new leader.
Even disgraced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is in exile, will be entering the fray.
He has a scheduled speech by telephone to followers who will gather Saturday at a Bangkok stadium.
Thaksin is expected to rally support for the Phuea Thai party, comprising most politicians from his former Thai Rak Thai party.
It was his ruling party from 2001 until he was ousted by a 2006 military coup after being accused of corruption and abuse of power.
Phuea Thai backers claimed Friday they have enough backing in Parliament to elect former national police chief Pracha Promnok, leader of the allied Puea Pandin party, the new prime minister.
The People's Alliance for Democracy last week abandoned its occupation of the airports, which stranded upward of 300,000 travellers.
It did so after Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was forced to step down when a court ruled that his People's Power Party had committed fraud during the December 2007 general election that brought it to power.
The party was the original successor to Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai.
The protest alliance -- known by its initials, PAD -- accused Somchai of being the puppet of billionaire Thaksin, his brother-in-law.
