List of political parties in Thailand

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Political parties in Thailand lists political parties in Thailand. Thailand has a multi-party system.

Contents 1 Parties 1.1 In Governing Coalition 1.2 In Opposition 1.3 New Formed Parties 1.4 Historic 1.5 Banned Parties 2 See also

[edit] Parties

[edit] In Governing Coalition

• Democrat Party (Phak Prachatipat), (Occupies 173 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand (ca. 36%))
• Proud Thais Party (Phak Bhum Jai Thai) (founded in 2008 by former members of the NDP), (Occupies 46 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand (ca. 10%))
• Thai Nation Development Party (Phak Chart Thai Pattana) (founded in 2008 by former members of the CTP), (Occupies 29 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand (ca. 6%))
• For the Motherland Party (Phak Pua Paendin) (founded in 2007), (Occupies 26 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand (ca. 5%))
• Thais United National Development Party (Phak Ruam Jai Thai Chat Pattana) (founded in 2007), (Occupies 10 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand (ca. 2%))

[edit] In Opposition

• For Thais Party (Phak Puea Thai), (Occupies 187 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand (ca. 39%))
• Royalist People's Party (Phak Pracha Raj) (founded in 2006), (Occupies 9 out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand (ca. 2%))

[edit] New Formed Parties

• New Politics Party (Karn Muang Mai), (Successor party from the People's Alliance for Democracy

[edit] Historic

• Khana Ratsadon (existed from 1927 to the 1940s) – first political party in Thailand
• Communist Party of Thailand (existed from 1942 to the 1980s)
• Liberal Democratic Party – merged into Thai Rak Thai in 1998
• New Aspiration Party
• Both of the following parties merged into Thais United National Development Party (Phak Ruam Jai Thai Chat Pattana) in 2007:
  • National Development Party (Phak Chat Pattana), (founded in 2007)
  • Thais United (Ruam Jai Thai), (founded in 2007)
• Social Action Party (Phak Kitsangkom)
• Great People's Party (Phak Mahachon)

[edit] Banned Parties

• Thai Rak Thai Party (Phak Thai Rak Thai) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on May 30, 2007 for violating electoral laws
• People's Power Party (Phak Palang Prachachon) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on December 2, 2008, for violating electoral laws
• Thai Nation Party (Phak Chart Thai) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on December 2, 2008, for violating electoral laws
• Neutral Democratic Party (Phak Matchima) – founded in 2006, dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on December 2, 2008, for violating electoral laws

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals

v • d • e Political parties in Thailand In Governing Coalition Democrat Party - Proud Thais Party - Thai Nation Development Party - For the Motherland - Thais United National Development Party In Opposition For Thais Party – Royalist People's Party New formed parties New Politics Party Historic parties Khana Ratsadon – Communist Party of Thailand – National Development Party – Thais United - New Aspiration Party - Social Action Party - Great People's Party Banned parties Thai Rak Thai – People's Power Party – Thai Nation Party – Neutral Democratic Party Portal:Politics – List of political parties – Politics of Thailand

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