Thai Premier Won’t Quit to Save Government, Ruling Party Says

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve parliament, her party said Saturday, amid reports the leader may step down to keep the ruling coalition in power and to end a political crisis triggered by comments she had made that were critical of the army.

Speculation that Paetongtarn would accept proposals from coalition parties to quit or dissolve parliament after the passage of the budget bill “are completely untrue,” Sorawong Thienthong, secretary-general of Pheu Thai Party, said in a post on Facebook.