Six Democrat MPs, including Suthep, to resign
Suthep Thaugsuban and five other Democrat MPs plan to announce their resignations Monday evening in order to be able to turn their full attention to leading a protest against the government, a party source said.
The five other MPs are Thavorn Senniem, Satit Wongnongtaey, Witthaya Kaewparadai, Issara Somchai, and Jumpol Jullasai.
They are expected to formally announce their resignations at 6pm as part of the stepped-up measures against the government.
The party source said Suthep decided during a party discussion Monday afternoon to resign so that he could lead the protest without worrying that his role would cause the party to be dissolved.
Initially, Suthep was to resign alone but other party members feared that this would cause the perception that Suthep had been isolated.
Initially, the party had resolved to allow Democrat MPs to resign on their own volition. However, with the party worried about the by-elections coming up in 45 days, it decided only a few could resign. Bangkok MPs would not be allowed to resign.
