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.
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.
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.
Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok.
