BANGKOK, June 5 (TNA) — Abhisit Vejjajiva announced his resignation as a House representative this morning, blaming his Democrat Party for joining a coalition government with the Palang Pracharath Party which was supporting Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as the new prime minister.
Mr Abhisit who became a former list MP of the Democrat Party made the announcement in the wake of his party’s resolution yesterday to join Palang Pracharath. The resolution contradicted the standpoint he had announced during vote campaigns that the party would not join Palang Pracharath or support Gen Prayut as the prime minister, he said.
Mr Abhisit said he disagreed with the resolution and that the Democrat Party missed its opportunity to be a third party to check and balance the exercise of power to prevent any parties from claiming democracy for their own interest.
Mr Abhisit said that he resigned as a member of the parliament immediately because he could neither violate the resolution of his party nor vote for Gen Prayut as the prime minister. (TNA)
