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Yongyuth Vichaidit resigns from Puea Thai Party leadership
BANGKOK, Sept 9 - The leader of the opposition Puea Thai Party Yongyuth Vichaidit on Thursday resigned from his post, and the party's general meeting will discuss selecting a new leader next week.
Former permanent secretary for interior Yongyuth announced his resignation after attending a party meeting in the morning, but said he will continue working with the party.
Mr Yongyuth said that now the Puea Thai Party is becoming stronger due to having a growing number of members and MPs, saying that it is time to restructure the party to cope with the upcoming election which is likely to held within a year.
The outgoing party leader claimed he has applied his knowledge to run the party for a certain period of time and that now the party needs a suitable person and new executives to lead the election management.
Mr Yongyuth said the general meeting of the party on September 14 will vote for a the new leader and executives, saying he does not yet know who will be selected.
The party leader said he does not know if his resignation is to pave the way for Pol Gen Kowit Wattana to resume the post.
Gen Kowit was the former police chief who played a role in the September 2006 coup to topple Thaksin Shinawatra government. He was later appointed interior minister in Samak administration.
Following reports that his resignation was pressured by ousted prime minister Thaksin, Mr Yongyuth urged the public not to link his decision to the deposed premier.
"Don't link my resignation to Mr Thaksin. If the ex-premier did order that, I would have been upset," said Mr Yongyuth.
Mr Yongyuth was the co-founder of the Puea Thai Party and became party leader in December 2008. The Puea Thai Party was formed to replace the now-defunct People Power Party which was dissolved by the Constitution Court on grounds of fraud in the 2007 general election.
Puea Thai MP Jatuporn Prompan said on Thursday that the name of the new party leader should be clearer on Monday, and he is not sure if the former police chief will be the one.
Mr Jatuporn added that the party's general meeting will consider selection of the new leader and that he accepts the party's decision. (MCOT online news)
Former permanent secretary for interior Yongyuth announced his resignation after attending a party meeting in the morning, but said he will continue working with the party.
Mr Yongyuth said that now the Puea Thai Party is becoming stronger due to having a growing number of members and MPs, saying that it is time to restructure the party to cope with the upcoming election which is likely to held within a year.
The outgoing party leader claimed he has applied his knowledge to run the party for a certain period of time and that now the party needs a suitable person and new executives to lead the election management.
Mr Yongyuth said the general meeting of the party on September 14 will vote for a the new leader and executives, saying he does not yet know who will be selected.
The party leader said he does not know if his resignation is to pave the way for Pol Gen Kowit Wattana to resume the post.
Gen Kowit was the former police chief who played a role in the September 2006 coup to topple Thaksin Shinawatra government. He was later appointed interior minister in Samak administration.
Following reports that his resignation was pressured by ousted prime minister Thaksin, Mr Yongyuth urged the public not to link his decision to the deposed premier.
"Don't link my resignation to Mr Thaksin. If the ex-premier did order that, I would have been upset," said Mr Yongyuth.
Mr Yongyuth was the co-founder of the Puea Thai Party and became party leader in December 2008. The Puea Thai Party was formed to replace the now-defunct People Power Party which was dissolved by the Constitution Court on grounds of fraud in the 2007 general election.
Puea Thai MP Jatuporn Prompan said on Thursday that the name of the new party leader should be clearer on Monday, and he is not sure if the former police chief will be the one.
Mr Jatuporn added that the party's general meeting will consider selection of the new leader and that he accepts the party's decision. (MCOT online news)
