Suvit Khunkitti decided Thursday to step down as leader of Thailand's Puea Pandin party and party member.
Suvit submitted his resignation letter to party's secretary-general. The resignation is effective immediately.
According to the letter, Suvit said he disagrees with the use of force to disperse anti-government protesters on Oct. 7, which left two people dead and more than 400 injured.
He also said he does not support the government's move to amend the charter as it cannot state which articles must be altered and for whom they would benefit.
He said that his resignation would pave the way for executive members to select new party leader.
During the general election held on Dec. 23 last year, Puea Pandin Party became the fourth biggest party after it won a total of 24 of the 480 parliament seats. It attended the coalition government with other five parties in January.
Source:Xinhua
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