Thailand's Ex-PM Paetongtarn Quits as Party Leader
Paetongtarn resigned to enable a strategic party reform protecting candidates from legal threats linked to her ethics ruling, aiming for electoral success, party officials said.
- On October 7, 2025, former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she will resign as Pheu Thai Party leader to start an overhaul but remain Head of the Pheu Thai Family.
- Acting party secretary-general Sorawong Thienthong said Paetongtarn resigned to protect Pheu Thai's candidates and MPs after a recent Constitutional Court ethics ruling.
- Senior party figures met at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters, Bangkok this morning to confirm Paetongtarn Shinawatra's expected formal resignation, including Chusak Sirinil, Suriya Jungrungruangkit and Somsak Thepsutin.
- Pheu Thai is expected to convene an extraordinary general assembly soon to elect a new leader and executive committee, and party officials said Ms Paetongtarn pledged full support to incoming leadership.
- Ms Paetongtarn framed the move as the first step in implementing a strategic reform announced earlier this October to remake the party amid Thailand's impending election.
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