The head of the People's Democratic Reform Committee made the pledge after leading marchers from the last remaining PDRC base in Lumpini Park through the capital to the Royal Plaza.
While the size of the crowd was in the tens of thousands, far smaller than earlier PDRC rallies, their determination appeared undimmed.
"Today, I've paid respect to the statue of King Rama VII and I've come here to announce that we'll fight to bring back power to the people until the end and we'll not let this parliament function until national reform is implemented," said Mr Suthep.
He said the "Thaksin regime" had been hoping to whitewash itself when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved the House of Representatives on Dec 9 last year to pave way for the Feb 2 general election.
But the "great mass uprising" resisted and the poll was invalidated in the end by the Constitutional Court, he said.
The "Thaksin regime" can no longer return to power by holding a new election, the former Democrat Party power broker said before he and PDRC demonstrators returned to the Lumpini rally site.
As Mr Suthep spoke, a small group of protesters from the Network of Students and People for the Reform of Thailand (NSPRT) was inside Government House.
The group said its protest was peaceful and it did not intend to lay siege to the building. There were no confrontations with police at the site.
The opposition Democrat Party on Saturday echoed Mr Suthep's sentiments, asking the government to delay a fresh election because the situation is far from calm.
Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said the poll did not need to be held within 40 to 60 days as it would under normal circumstances when the House of Representatives was dissolved.
However, Mr Chavanond sidestepped a question about whether the party, which boycotted the now-annulled Feb 2 vote, would run in the next election.
He said the party supported the smooth progress of democracy. However, the political conflict right now shows no sign of abating.
"We therefore plead with Ms Yinglcuk to repent and show sincerity," said Mr Chavanond. "She should stop any act that may instigate any form of violence.
"On the contrary, she needs to heal people's feelings and order her party and coalition parties not to speed up the new election.
"A new election needs to be acceptable to all parties."
The PDRC is adamant that a poll would only legitimise the behaviour of the ruling Pheu Thai Party. It says Pheu Thai would use the power it wins from the ballot box to pass illegitimate laws such as constitutional amendments to change the senate composition, or an amnesty law.
Paradorn Pattanathabutr, a security adviser to the prime minister, said the marches on Saturday had not caused much trouble or disruption.
At mid-morning police put the crowd at around 30,000.
"There are enough protesters to cause traffic headaches but there are fewer participants than at past rallies," Mr Paradorn told Reuters.
"We think the crowd will swell to 50,000 people. Protesters are still trickling in from outside the capital and we have 8,000 police on standby if violence takes place but, overall, we're not expecting anything to happen."
Elsewhere, demonstrators led by protest monk Luang Pu Buddha Isara demolished and claimed a pro-government protest site outside the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) office.
The former abbot of Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom said members needed to pass through the site to get to the Government Lottery Office (GLO) headquarters.
"The GLO still owes us 200,000 baht from a rice deal but we need to get through the NACC office first," he said.
The protesters used tractors to knock down tents and barriers. Two gunshots were fired and pro-government demonstrators threw rocks at the opposing group but failed to protect the area.
The monk's followers also captured a pro-government demonstrator who allegedly tried to attack Luang Pu Buddha Isara with a knife.
Ms Yingluck, meanwhile, was resting with her family at her home in Yothin Pattana Soi 3 on Navamin-Ram Intra Road. Security remained tight even though there were no protesters in the area.
The head of the People's Democratic Reform Committee made the pledge after leading marchers from the last remaining PDRC base in Lumpini Park through the capital to the Royal Plaza.
While the size of the crowd was in the tens of thousands, far smaller than earlier PDRC rallies, their determination appeared undimmed.
"Today, I've paid respect to the statue of King Rama VII and I've come here to announce that we'll fight to bring back power to the people until the end and we'll not let this parliament function until national reform is implemented," said Mr Suthep.
He said the "Thaksin regime" had been hoping to whitewash itself when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved the House of Representatives on Dec 9 last year to pave way for the Feb 2 general election.
But the "great mass uprising" resisted and the poll was invalidated in the end by the Constitutional Court, he said.
The "Thaksin regime" can no longer return to power by holding a new election, the former Democrat Party power broker said before he and PDRC demonstrators returned to the Lumpini rally site.
As Mr Suthep spoke, a small group of protesters from the Network of Students and People for the Reform of Thailand (NSPRT) was inside Government House.
The group said its protest was peaceful and it did not intend to lay siege to the building. There were no confrontations with police at the site.
The opposition Democrat Party on Saturday echoed Mr Suthep's sentiments, asking the government to delay a fresh election because the situation is far from calm.
Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said the poll did not need to be held within 40 to 60 days as it would under normal circumstances when the House of Representatives was dissolved.
However, Mr Chavanond sidestepped a question about whether the party, which boycotted the now-annulled Feb 2 vote, would run in the next election.
He said the party supported the smooth progress of democracy. However, the political conflict right now shows no sign of abating.
"We therefore plead with Ms Yinglcuk to repent and show sincerity," said Mr Chavanond. "She should stop any act that may instigate any form of violence.
"On the contrary, she needs to heal people's feelings and order her party and coalition parties not to speed up the new election.
"A new election needs to be acceptable to all parties."
The PDRC is adamant that a poll would only legitimise the behaviour of the ruling Pheu Thai Party. It says Pheu Thai would use the power it wins from the ballot box to pass illegitimate laws such as constitutional amendments to change the senate composition, or an amnesty law.
Paradorn Pattanathabutr, a security adviser to the prime minister, said the marches on Saturday had not caused much trouble or disruption.
At mid-morning police put the crowd at around 30,000.
"There are enough protesters to cause traffic headaches but there are fewer participants than at past rallies," Mr Paradorn told Reuters.
"We think the crowd will swell to 50,000 people. Protesters are still trickling in from outside the capital and we have 8,000 police on standby if violence takes place but, overall, we're not expecting anything to happen."
Elsewhere, demonstrators led by protest monk Luang Pu Buddha Isara demolished and claimed a pro-government protest site outside the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) office.
The former abbot of Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom said members needed to pass through the site to get to the Government Lottery Office (GLO) headquarters.
"The GLO still owes us 200,000 baht from a rice deal but we need to get through the NACC office first," he said.
The protesters used tractors to knock down tents and barriers. Two gunshots were fired and pro-government demonstrators threw rocks at the opposing group but failed to protect the area.
The monk's followers also captured a pro-government demonstrator who allegedly tried to attack Luang Pu Buddha Isara with a knife.
Ms Yingluck, meanwhile, was resting with her family at her home in Yothin Pattana Soi 3 on Navamin-Ram Intra Road. Security remained tight even though there were no protesters in the area.
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
