Suthep Denies Planning New Party with Sukhumbhand

BANGKOK — Former protest leader and Democrat Party member Suthep Thaugsuban today denied rumors he was preparing to launch a new political party with the governor of Bangkok.

Saying they had not met in a long time, Suthep today denied rumors that he recently discussed building a new party to contest the 2017 municipal election with Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, who has reportedly fallen out of grace with Democrat Party leadership.

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