An ultra royalist group launched a new political party on Wednesday to defend His Majesty the King, amid unprecedented calls for reform of the monarchy by the youth-led protest movement.
The “Thai Pakdee” (Loyal Thai) party is an offshoot of a royalist group of the same name formed last August to counter street demonstrations with rallies in support of the king.
Veteran politician Warong Dechgitvigrom will lead the new party, which he said will fight political groups whose true intention was to topple the monarchy.
“Before we defend … today we declare war, we will fight to protect…
