410:(TRT) government. The PPP has promised to offer amnesty for all banned TRT politicians including Thaksin Shinawatra, and to remove any charges against him. Thaksin Shinawatra and his family currently face multiple charges of corruption including telecommunications, property and family deals. TRT politicians also face charges of corruption in multiple state asset sales including PTT, the illegality of two-thirds of the number lotteries, and more recently a possible link between the bribery charges leveled against Thaksin who was formerly appointed governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand by Governor Juthamas. Throughout the 2007 election campaign, the PPP members have faced charges that they engaged in vote buying, that former TRT members banned from politics have appeared in public to support the PPP, and that several illegal
224:
36:
940:
609:
573:
542:
506:
386:'s 5-month-old government was in great trouble on July 10, 2008, after Pattama, as the 3rd top official in the PPP resigned. Its deputy leader Yongyuth Tiyapairat was banned from politics for 5 years after the Supreme Court affirmed vote buying charges against him. Then, another prominent cadre, Chiya Sasomsub, was removed from office for illegally concealing his wife's assets.
398:. The Opposition filed a petition with deputy Senate Speaker Nikom Wairatpanit to impeach Noppadon over the issue of the temple. Sathit Wongnongtoei submitted 141 signatures of MPs. Noppadon was accused of violating Article 190 and 270 of the Constitution. The Opposition filed the motion of no confidence before Noppadon stepped down.
450:
of the parties were subsequently given 60 days to reorganize under new parties. MPs from the Thai Nation Party and
Neutral Democratic Party announced that they would continue to support MPs from the PPP party in forming a new government. All non-executive party MPs and party members subsequently
425:
The
Supreme Court heard a claim that the PPP is essentially a proxy of the banned political party Thai Rak Thai, and should thus be banned. The election commission investigated the results of 83 seats, and as a consequence three PPP candidates have been disqualified.
393:
and the entire PPP cabinet violated its charter by failing to ask parliamentary approval for a bilateral agreement with
Cambodia, signed by Noppadon in June to support Cambodia's bid to seek World Heritage status for the 900-year-old
362:
After some former TRT members joined the PPP, the junta allegedly issued a classified order to suppress the activities of the Party. The order was leaked to the public, leading to a complaint to the
Election Commission from the PPP.
417:
The PPP's primary voter bases were the former TRT strongholds of the North, Northeast, East and
Central regions of Thailand. Since the early days of its rule, the party faced protests by opposition groups such as the anti-Thaksin
366:
The
Electoral Commission had deployed 200,000 soldiers and police to maintain security and 1,500 officers to watch for election fraud during the December 23, 2007 general election. Charnchai Silapauaychai, a popular former
1062:
301:
platform and was strong in the North, Central, and
Northeastern regions of Thailand. The party became the leader of the coalition government after the junta-government supported
375:
who defected to the PPP for the 2008 election, was assassinated. Five men, one of them cousin of a powerful
Democrat Party MP were arrested, but all of them denied involvement.
422:(PAD) and critics, due to its relation with Thaksin Shinawatra and constitutional amendment plans, allegedly aimed at granting amnesty to Thaksin and his former loyalists.
1050:
1056:
356:
282:
1068:
814:
313:
344:
by the Thai
Supreme Court on May 30, 2007. It also follows the ban on participating in politics from 111 former TRT party politicians such as former leader
286:
582:
797:
903:
1395:
925:
849:
766:
341:
515:
329:
1385:
1380:
434:
Yongyuth
Tiyapairat, the party's deputy chairman, was deemed guilty by a court verdict on electoral fraud. Along with the coalition members of
748:
1390:
1026:
332:
and existed as a minor party for some years, fielding a few candidates in the 2001, 2005 and 2006 elections. On 29 July 2007, some former
320:
concerning the 2007 general election. These charges led to its dissolution by the verdict of the Constitutional Court in December 2008.
249:
1400:
309:, the leading anti-Thaksin movement, vowed to oppose it after the party decided to launch the amendment of the 2007 Constitution.
1223:
934:
894:
207:
918:
447:
1135:
951:
1111:
960:
933:
729:
419:
306:
822:
443:
1159:
911:
446:
on December 2, 2008, with party executives stripped of their political rights for five years. The non-executive
1215:
1038:
696:
1143:
1405:
733:
133:
1151:
1119:
853:
763:
712:
1287:
1167:
1014:
589:
553:
522:
486:
337:
302:
1020:
990:
368:
781:
355:, who later declared himself as the 'nominee' of Thaksin Sinawatra, and former TRT Cabinet Minister
1255:
1127:
996:
984:
745:
439:
978:
340:
as candidates of the People's Power Party (PPP). This occurred after the Thai Rak Thai Party was
146:
359:
were elected People's Power Party leader and secretary general respectively on August 24, 2007.
1279:
836:
716:
700:
212:
162:
406:
The PPP's policies were continuations of the populist social welfare policies of the former
1359:
1327:
1095:
1090:
1044:
1008:
878:
202:
8:
1311:
1231:
1207:
1199:
1191:
395:
290:
106:
680:
1343:
1295:
1271:
1085:
1032:
882:
345:
294:
223:
153:
663:
328:
The People's Power Party was founded on November 9, 1998 by Police Lieutenant Colonel
1335:
1183:
972:
890:
684:
622:
618:
435:
336:(TRT) members, after the party was disbanded following a coup, agreed to contest the
278:
61:
1002:
629:
390:
383:
352:
56:
1303:
1247:
1175:
966:
770:
752:
452:
317:
274:
121:
35:
1319:
1263:
372:
1374:
407:
333:
293:
and thus the party was its de facto reincarnation with former prime minister
266:
240:
785:
411:
51:
746:
afp.google.com, Thai government in disarray as foreign minister resigns
730:
Thailand to deploy 200,000 police and soldiers for post-coup elections
312:
In December 2008, the party came under fire as its deputy chairman,
939:
298:
271:
158:
142:
138:
850:"Puea Thai Party to elect leader on Sunday - Nationmultimedia.com"
815:"Thai premier banned from politics, ruling party dissolved: court"
254:
798:
Thaksin-linked party claims "victory for democracy" in Thai polls
877:
801:
389:
The Constitutional Court ruled on July 8 that Foreign Minister
227:
Canvassing car of the People's Power Party in Chiang Mai 2007
180:
176:
764:
nationmultimedia.com, Noppadon impeached by the Opposition
172:
192:
713:
People Power to elect Samak as new leader on August 22
289:. Most MPs of the party originally hailed from the
681:Thaksin's legal advisor to join People Power party
1372:
442:, the People's Power Party was dissolved by the
378:
919:
887:Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand
658:
656:
889:(second expanded ed.). Silkworm Books.
458:
926:
912:
821:. Bangkok. 1 December 2008. Archived from
653:
34:
1396:Political parties disestablished in 2008
222:
1373:
267:[pʰákpʰá.laŋprà.t͡ɕʰaː.t͡ɕʰon]
1386:Defunct political parties in Thailand
1381:Political parties established in 1998
907:
782:Polls: Thaksin Allies Win in Thailand
265:
1391:Banned political parties in Thailand
664:"Thaksin ally victory 'undermined'"
13:
697:Ex-TRT MPs join little-known party
414:have been distributed in rallies.
281:, the Party Secretary General was
14:
1417:
285:, and the Party Spokesperson was
938:
608:
607:
571:
540:
504:
1401:1998 establishments in Thailand
1123:(1942–1990s, banned since 1948)
1063:Thai Teacher's for People Party
871:
842:
829:
807:
791:
547:No representation in Parliament
511:No representation in Parliament
420:People's Alliance for Democracy
297:as its "leader." The PPP had a
16:Political party in Thailand
775:
757:
739:
722:
706:
690:
674:
644:
572:
541:
505:
429:
1:
935:Political parties in Thailand
637:
379:Impeachments and resignations
1168:Socialist United Front Party
734:International Herald Tribune
7:
1152:Socialist Party of Thailand
1120:Communist Party of Thailand
401:
255:
10:
1422:
1288:Commoner Party of Thailand
1224:National Development Party
1144:United Thai People's Party
650:Baker et al (2009), p. 307
323:
1355:
1104:
1078:
1021:Peu Thai Rumphalang Party
948:
514:
244:
198:
191:
186:
168:
152:
132:
117:
102:
94:
86:
78:
68:
50:
42:
33:
21:
1256:Neutral Democratic Party
1136:National Socialist Party
1128:Seri Manangkhasila Party
997:Chart Thai Pattana Party
985:United Thai Nation Party
837:Allies to stick with PPP
459:General election results
440:Neutral Democratic Party
351:Former Bangkok governor
1051:Party of Thai Countries
979:Palang Pracharath Party
277:. The party leader was
257:Phak Phalang Prachachon
154:Political position
147:Conservative liberalism
1280:Thai Raksa Chart Party
1057:New Social Power Party
228:
717:The Nation (Thailand)
701:The Nation (Thailand)
303:2007 general election
226:
193:http://www.ppp.or.th/
1360:Politics of Thailand
1328:Future Forward Party
1240:People's Power Party
1160:Social Justice Party
1096:Palang Burapha Party
1091:New Aspiration Party
1009:Thai Sang Thai Party
825:on December 5, 2008.
478:Outcome of election
451:regrouped under the
444:Constitutional Court
357:Surapong Suebwonglee
283:Surapong Suebwonglee
233:People's Power Party
203:Politics of Thailand
24:People's Power Party
1406:Thai Rak Thai Party
1312:People Reform Party
1232:Thai Rak Thai Party
1208:Justice Unity Party
1200:Palang Dharma Party
1192:Social Action Party
1079:Extra-parliamentary
1069:Thai Progress Party
1039:New Democracy Party
1015:Chart Pattana Party
883:Pasuk, Phongpaichit
804:, December 23, 2007
788:, December 23, 2007
614:Governing coalition
396:Preah Vihear Temple
334:Thai Rak Thai party
316:, faced charges of
314:Yongyuth Tiyapairat
291:Thai Rak Thai Party
107:Thai Rak Thai Party
74:Surapong Subwonglee
1344:Move Forward Party
1296:Rak Thailand Party
1272:New Politics Party
1086:Thai Citizen Party
1033:Thai Liberal Party
769:2008-12-08 at the
751:2008-12-08 at the
736:, 17 December 2007
670:. January 4, 2008.
583:Supaporn Tienkaew
371:Party member from
346:Thaksin Shinawatra
295:Thaksin Shinawatra
287:Kuthep Saikrajarng
229:
1368:
1367:
1348:
1340:
1336:Puea Pandin Party
1332:
1324:
1316:
1308:
1300:
1292:
1284:
1276:
1268:
1260:
1252:
1244:
1236:
1228:
1220:
1212:
1204:
1196:
1188:
1184:Thai Nation Party
1180:
1172:
1164:
1156:
1148:
1140:
1132:
1124:
1116:
973:Bhumjaithai Party
896:978-974-9575-55-0
839:, 2 December 2008
635:
634:
436:Thai Nation Party
279:Somchai Wongsawat
253:
221:
220:
208:Political parties
118:Succeeded by
70:Secretary-General
62:Somchai Wongsawat
1413:
1346:
1338:
1330:
1322:
1314:
1306:
1298:
1290:
1282:
1274:
1266:
1258:
1250:
1242:
1234:
1226:
1218:
1210:
1202:
1194:
1186:
1178:
1170:
1162:
1154:
1146:
1138:
1130:
1122:
1114:
1003:Prachachat Party
943:
942:
928:
921:
914:
905:
904:
900:
865:
864:
862:
861:
852:. Archived from
846:
840:
833:
827:
826:
811:
805:
795:
789:
779:
773:
761:
755:
743:
737:
726:
720:
710:
704:
694:
688:
678:
672:
671:
660:
651:
648:
630:Samak Sundaravej
626:
611:
610:
597:
575:
574:
561:
544:
543:
530:
508:
507:
494:
481:Election leader
469:Total seats won
463:
462:
391:Noppadon Pattama
384:Samak Sundaravej
353:Samak Sundaravej
269:
264:
260:
248:
246:
103:Preceded by
98:December 2, 2008
90:November 9, 1998
71:
57:Samak Sundaravej
38:
19:
18:
1421:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1371:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1351:
1304:Rak Santi Party
1248:Pracharaj Party
1176:New Force Party
1105:Defunct parties
1100:
1074:
967:Pheu Thai Party
950:
949:Represented in
944:
937:
932:
897:
874:
869:
868:
859:
857:
848:
847:
843:
834:
830:
813:
812:
808:
796:
792:
780:
776:
771:Wayback Machine
762:
758:
753:Wayback Machine
744:
740:
727:
723:
711:
707:
703:, July 29, 2007
695:
691:
687:, July 30, 2007
679:
675:
662:
661:
654:
649:
645:
640:
616:
598:
595:
562:
559:
531:
528:
495:
492:
475:Share of votes
461:
453:Pheu Thai Party
432:
404:
381:
326:
318:electoral fraud
275:political party
262:
245:พรรคพลังประชาชน
217:
145:
141:
122:Pheu Thai Party
69:
60:
29:
28:
27:พรรคพลังประชาชน
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1419:
1409:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1349:
1341:
1333:
1325:
1320:Mahachon Party
1317:
1309:
1301:
1293:
1285:
1277:
1269:
1264:Matubhum Party
1261:
1253:
1245:
1237:
1229:
1221:
1213:
1205:
1197:
1189:
1181:
1173:
1165:
1157:
1149:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1112:People's Party
1108:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1066:
1060:
1054:
1048:
1042:
1036:
1030:
1024:
1018:
1012:
1006:
1000:
994:
991:Democrat Party
988:
982:
976:
970:
964:
961:People's Party
957:
955:
946:
945:
931:
930:
923:
916:
908:
902:
901:
895:
873:
870:
867:
866:
841:
835:Bangkok Post,
828:
806:
790:
774:
756:
738:
721:
705:
689:
685:People's Daily
673:
652:
642:
641:
639:
636:
633:
632:
627:
605:
602:
599:
594:
592:
586:
585:
580:
569:
566:
563:
558:
556:
550:
549:
538:
535:
532:
527:
525:
519:
518:
513:
502:
499:
496:
491:
489:
483:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
460:
457:
431:
428:
403:
400:
380:
377:
338:2007 elections
325:
322:
219:
218:
216:
215:
210:
205:
199:
196:
195:
189:
188:
184:
183:
170:
166:
165:
156:
150:
149:
136:
130:
129:
119:
115:
114:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
72:
66:
65:
54:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
31:
30:
26:
23:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1418:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1361:
1358:
1357:
1354:
1345:
1342:
1337:
1334:
1329:
1326:
1321:
1318:
1313:
1310:
1305:
1302:
1297:
1294:
1289:
1286:
1281:
1278:
1273:
1270:
1265:
1262:
1257:
1254:
1249:
1246:
1241:
1238:
1233:
1230:
1225:
1222:
1217:
1216:Liberal Party
1214:
1209:
1206:
1201:
1198:
1193:
1190:
1185:
1182:
1177:
1174:
1169:
1166:
1161:
1158:
1153:
1150:
1145:
1142:
1137:
1134:
1129:
1126:
1121:
1118:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
959:
958:
956:
953:
947:
941:
936:
929:
924:
922:
917:
915:
910:
909:
906:
898:
892:
888:
884:
880:
876:
875:
856:on 2008-12-06
855:
851:
845:
838:
832:
824:
820:
816:
810:
803:
799:
794:
787:
783:
778:
772:
768:
765:
760:
754:
750:
747:
742:
735:
731:
725:
719:, August 2007
718:
714:
709:
702:
698:
693:
686:
682:
677:
669:
665:
659:
657:
647:
643:
631:
628:
624:
620:
615:
606:
603:
600:
593:
591:
588:
587:
584:
581:
579:
570:
567:
564:
557:
555:
552:
551:
548:
539:
536:
533:
526:
524:
521:
520:
517:
516:Garn Tienkaew
512:
503:
500:
497:
490:
488:
485:
484:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
464:
456:
454:
449:
445:
441:
437:
427:
423:
421:
415:
413:
409:
408:Thai Rak Thai
399:
397:
392:
387:
385:
376:
374:
370:
364:
360:
358:
354:
349:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
330:Garn Tienkaew
321:
319:
315:
310:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
273:
268:
259:
258:
251:
242:
238:
234:
225:
214:
211:
209:
206:
204:
201:
200:
197:
194:
190:
185:
182:
178:
174:
171:
167:
164:
160:
157:
155:
151:
148:
144:
140:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
82:Garn Tienkaew
81:
77:
73:
67:
63:
58:
55:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
32:
20:
1239:
886:
879:Baker, Chris
872:Bibliography
858:. Retrieved
854:the original
844:
831:
823:the original
818:
809:
793:
786:The Guardian
777:
759:
741:
724:
708:
692:
676:
667:
646:
613:
577:
546:
510:
472:Total votes
433:
424:
416:
405:
388:
382:
365:
361:
350:
327:
311:
256:
236:
232:
230:
163:centre-right
125:
110:
43:Abbreviation
1347:(2014–2024)
1339:(2007–2023)
1331:(2018–2020)
1323:(1998–2020)
1315:(2018–2019)
1307:(2011–2019)
1299:(2010-2019)
1291:(2014–2019)
1283:(2009–2019)
1275:(2009–2013)
1267:(2008–2018)
1259:(2007–2008)
1251:(2006–2018)
1243:(1998–2008)
1235:(1998–2007)
1227:(1992–2005)
1219:(1992–1993)
1203:(1988–2007)
1195:(1974–2018)
1187:(1974–2008)
1179:(1974–1988)
1171:(1974–1976)
1163:(1974–1976)
1155:(1974–1976)
1147:(1968–1971)
1139:(1957–1958)
1131:(1955–1957)
1115:(1927–1947)
601:14,071,799
430:Dissolution
59:(2007-2008)
1375:Categories
1027:Fair Party
952:Parliament
860:2008-12-04
638:References
612:76 seats;
1045:New Party
596:233 / 480
578:nullified
576:0 seats;
545:0 seats;
509:0 seats;
466:Election
342:dissolved
213:Elections
95:Dissolved
885:(2009).
767:Archived
749:Archived
668:BBC News
625:-others)
565:305,015
402:Policies
369:Democrat
299:populist
270:) was a
143:Populism
139:Royalism
134:Ideology
126:de facto
111:de facto
604:39.60%
560:0 / 500
534:26,855
529:0 / 500
498:63,701
493:0 / 500
324:History
252::
187:Website
87:Founded
79:Founder
1211:(1992)
893:
802:Forbes
568:1.11%
537:0.09%
501:0.22%
169:Colors
159:Centre
64:(2008)
52:Leader
969:(141)
963:(143)
954:(500)
728:IHT,
617:(PPP-
373:Phrae
181:White
999:(10)
993:(25)
987:(36)
981:(40)
975:(71)
891:ISBN
590:2007
554:2006
523:2005
487:2001
438:and
272:Thai
263:IPA:
250:RTGS
241:Thai
231:The
177:Blue
1071:(1)
1065:(1)
1059:(1)
1053:(1)
1047:(1)
1041:(1)
1035:(1)
1029:(2)
1023:(2)
1017:(3)
1011:(6)
1005:(9)
819:AFP
623:PPD
619:CTP
448:MPs
412:CDs
307:PAD
237:PPP
173:Red
161:to
46:PPP
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