New Politics Party picks Sondhi as leader
The newly formed New Politics Party (NPSP) yesterday picked Sondhi Limthongkul, a core leader of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), as its first leader during the general meeting in Bangkok.
Media mogul Sondhi, the founder of Manager Media Group, received a total of 1,741 votes in the non-contested election to lead the NPSP which has been formed in early June this year by PAD leaders and members.
According to the party’s bylaws, Sondhi later hand-picked Somsak Kosaisuk as his deputy, Suriyasai Katasila as the party’s secretary-general and ten other persons, including actor Sarunyu Wongkrachang, as the party’s executives while the general meeting later elected the other 12 executives out of 21 contestants.
Last year, PAD protesters overthrown two governments led by Samak Sundaravej and Somchai Wongsawat, which were allegedly trying to amend the kingdom’s 2007 Constitution in order to help former premier Thaksin Shinawatra get away from corruption charge and other ongoing charges.
After yesterday’s election, Sondhi told the audience that the NPSP has been formed by groups of PAD members as a tool to establish a “clean” politics in the country which needs the politicians who are willing to sacrifice and being honest. The 61-year-old Sondhi said the party’s members have shown their intentions toward the common goal by attending the meeting and voting for the executives.
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