Charupong: Faces arrest for failing to report to NCPO (Photo: bangkokpost.com)

(VOVworld) - Charupong Ruangsuwan has resigned as the leader of the Pheu Thai Party and his departure automatically dissolves its whole executive board. In a letter to the party, Mr Charupong, a former interior minister, said he wanted his resignation to be effective from May 22, the day of the military coup. The letter was received on Monday, said Chavalit Wichayasut, acting deputy secretary-general of Pheu Thai.

Sicne the coup took place, Charupong remains in hiding and faces an arest warrant for failing to report to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The notice will take effect for 10 years. Chavalit said as the NCPO has prohibited political parties from conducting activities, Pheu Thai could not hold a meeting to elect a new executive board.