Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, former chief strategist of Pheu Thai, has resigned as a party member, severing the last link she had with the largest opposition party.
Pokin Polakul, Watana Muangsook and Pongsakorn Annanopporn — non-MP members of the party — quit alongside her. More members are likely to follow suit in the coming days.
Khunying Sudarat did not offer any explanation for her decision in her resignation letter to the party’s registrar.
The 59-year-old politician resigned as the party’s chief strategist in late September.
She had been a key Pheu Thai member, since it was born following the disbanding of Thai Rak Thai, which she co-founded in 1998.
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