General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, the Thai military man who overthrew former Prime minister Thaksin Shinawat, is one of the candidates running in the country's general election on Sunday. <br /><br />This is seen by some as evidence of the deep link between politics and the Thai army, which has staged or attempted 18 coups over the years.<br /><br />And if General Sonthi's party is able to win seats in parliament, he may also end up having to work in a coalition with the very man he kicked out in the coup. <br /><br />Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok.
