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Democrats fail to pick new leader

Democrats sign up at Sunday’s meeting in Bangkok. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

A meeting of the Democrat Party failed to elect a new leader and party executives because of a lack of quorum on Sunday.

The special meeting started at Miracle Grand Convention Hotel in late morning because Jurin Laksanawisit resigned as the party’s leader on May 14 as results of the general election filtered through.

His resignation caused an automatic end to the Democrats’ executive board under his tenure.

Key Democrats showed up for the planned vote on Sunday morning. They included former leader Chuan Leekpai, Banyat Bantadtan, Mr Jurin and Abhisit Vejjajiva – who refused to comment on a report that he would be nominated as a candidate for the…

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