Thai PM will not resign or dissolve parliament, official says


FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks during a press conference at the Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's embattled prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign, or dissolve parliament, a senior official of the ruling Pheu Thai party said on Saturday.

Sorawong Thienthong, who also serves as Thailand's tourism minister, said in a Facebook post that the prime minister will not quit, despite growing calls for her resignation after her mishandling of a border row with neighbouring Cambodia.

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