Thai political parties called on the junta on Wednesday to lift curbs on campaigning as disquiet with the military’s four-year rule deepens and demands mount for an election. Thailand’s ruling junta is raising the prospect of delaying elections after weekend protests where students marched to demand that the army withdraw support for the military-installed government. While junta officials have shown relative restraint in suppressing the protests they deem as illegal, that could change if they mount in size, volume and pulling power, writes Shawn W. Crispin for Asia Times.