421:(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
235:
47:
951:
620:
584:
553:
517:
397:'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.
409:. 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.
461:
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
436:
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.
404:
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
373:
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.
428:
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
377:
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
1073:
312:
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
386:
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.
433:(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.
1061:
1067:
367:
293:
1079:
825:
324:
355:
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
297:
593:
808:
914:
1406:
936:
860:
777:
352:
526:
340:
1396:
1391:
445:
Yongyuth
Tiyapairat, the party's deputy chairman, was deemed guilty by a court verdict on electoral fraud. Along with the coalition members of
759:
1401:
17:
1037:
343:
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
331:
concerning the 2007 general election. These charges led to its dissolution by the verdict of the Constitutional Court in December 2008.
260:
1411:
320:, the leading anti-Thaksin movement, vowed to oppose it after the party decided to launch the amendment of the 2007 Constitution.
1234:
945:
905:
218:
929:
458:
1146:
962:
1122:
971:
944:
740:
430:
317:
833:
454:
1170:
922:
457:
on December 2, 2008, with party executives stripped of their political rights for five years. The non-executive
1226:
1049:
707:
1154:
1416:
744:
144:
1162:
1130:
864:
774:
723:
1298:
1178:
1025:
600:
564:
533:
497:
348:
313:
1031:
1001:
379:
792:
366:, who later declared himself as the 'nominee' of Thaksin Sinawatra, and former TRT Cabinet Minister
1266:
1138:
1007:
995:
756:
450:
989:
351:
as candidates of the People's Power Party (PPP). This occurred after the Thai Rak Thai Party was
157:
370:
were elected People's Power Party leader and secretary general respectively on August 24, 2007.
1290:
847:
727:
711:
223:
173:
417:
The PPP's policies were continuations of the populist social welfare policies of the former
1370:
1338:
1106:
1101:
1055:
1019:
889:
213:
8:
1322:
1242:
1218:
1210:
1202:
406:
301:
117:
691:
1354:
1306:
1282:
1096:
1043:
893:
356:
305:
234:
164:
674:
339:
The People's Power Party was founded on November 9, 1998 by Police Lieutenant Colonel
1346:
1194:
983:
901:
695:
633:
629:
446:
347:(TRT) members, after the party was disbanded following a coup, agreed to contest the
289:
72:
1013:
640:
401:
394:
363:
67:
1314:
1258:
1186:
977:
781:
763:
463:
328:
285:
132:
46:
1330:
1274:
383:
1385:
418:
344:
304:
and thus the party was its de facto reincarnation with former prime minister
277:
251:
796:
422:
62:
757:
afp.google.com, Thai government in disarray as foreign minister resigns
741:
Thailand to deploy 200,000 police and soldiers for post-coup elections
323:
In December 2008, the party came under fire as its deputy chairman,
950:
309:
282:
169:
153:
149:
861:"Puea Thai Party to elect leader on Sunday - Nationmultimedia.com"
826:"Thai premier banned from politics, ruling party dissolved: court"
265:
809:
Thaksin-linked party claims "victory for democracy" in Thai polls
888:
812:
400:
The Constitutional Court ruled on July 8 that Foreign Minister
238:
Canvassing car of the People's Power Party in Chiang Mai 2007
191:
187:
775:
nationmultimedia.com, Noppadon impeached by the Opposition
183:
203:
724:
People Power to elect Samak as new leader on August 22
300:. Most MPs of the party originally hailed from the
692:Thaksin's legal advisor to join People Power party
1383:
453:, the People's Power Party was dissolved by the
389:
930:
898:Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand
669:
667:
900:(second expanded ed.). Silkworm Books.
469:
937:
923:
832:. Bangkok. 1 December 2008. Archived from
664:
45:
1407:Political parties disestablished in 2008
233:
14:
1384:
278:[pʰákpʰá.laŋprà.t͡ɕʰaː.t͡ɕʰon]
1397:Defunct political parties in Thailand
1392:Political parties established in 1998
918:
793:Polls: Thaksin Allies Win in Thailand
276:
1402:Banned political parties in Thailand
675:"Thaksin ally victory 'undermined'"
24:
708:Ex-TRT MPs join little-known party
425:have been distributed in rallies.
292:, the Party Secretary General was
25:
1428:
296:, and the Party Spokesperson was
949:
619:
618:
582:
551:
515:
1412:1998 establishments in Thailand
1134:(1942–1990s, banned since 1948)
1074:Thai Teacher's for People Party
882:
853:
840:
818:
802:
558:No representation in Parliament
522:No representation in Parliament
431:People's Alliance for Democracy
308:as its "leader." The PPP had a
27:Political party in Thailand
786:
768:
750:
733:
717:
701:
685:
655:
583:
552:
516:
440:
13:
1:
946:Political parties in Thailand
648:
390:Impeachments and resignations
18:People Power Party (Thailand)
1179:Socialist United Front Party
745:International Herald Tribune
7:
1163:Socialist Party of Thailand
1131:Communist Party of Thailand
412:
266:
10:
1433:
1299:Commoner Party of Thailand
1235:National Development Party
1155:United Thai People's Party
661:Baker et al (2009), p. 307
334:
1366:
1115:
1089:
1032:Peu Thai Rumphalang Party
959:
525:
255:
209:
202:
197:
179:
163:
143:
128:
113:
105:
97:
89:
79:
61:
53:
44:
32:
1267:Neutral Democratic Party
1147:National Socialist Party
1139:Seri Manangkhasila Party
1008:Chart Thai Pattana Party
996:United Thai Nation Party
848:Allies to stick with PPP
470:General election results
451:Neutral Democratic Party
362:Former Bangkok governor
1062:Party of Thai Countries
990:Palang Pracharath Party
288:. The party leader was
268:Phak Phalang Prachachon
165:Political position
158:Conservative liberalism
1291:Thai Raksa Chart Party
1068:New Social Power Party
239:
728:The Nation (Thailand)
712:The Nation (Thailand)
314:2007 general election
237:
204:http://www.ppp.or.th/
1371:Politics of Thailand
1339:Future Forward Party
1251:People's Power Party
1171:Social Justice Party
1107:Palang Burapha Party
1102:New Aspiration Party
1020:Thai Sang Thai Party
836:on December 5, 2008.
489:Outcome of election
462:regrouped under the
455:Constitutional Court
368:Surapong Suebwonglee
294:Surapong Suebwonglee
244:People's Power Party
214:Politics of Thailand
35:People's Power Party
1417:Thai Rak Thai Party
1323:People Reform Party
1243:Thai Rak Thai Party
1219:Justice Unity Party
1211:Palang Dharma Party
1203:Social Action Party
1090:Extra-parliamentary
1080:Thai Progress Party
1050:New Democracy Party
1026:Chart Pattana Party
894:Pasuk, Phongpaichit
815:, December 23, 2007
799:, December 23, 2007
625:Governing coalition
407:Preah Vihear Temple
345:Thai Rak Thai party
327:, faced charges of
325:Yongyuth Tiyapairat
302:Thai Rak Thai Party
118:Thai Rak Thai Party
85:Surapong Subwonglee
1355:Move Forward Party
1307:Rak Thailand Party
1283:New Politics Party
1097:Thai Citizen Party
1044:Thai Liberal Party
780:2008-12-08 at the
762:2008-12-08 at the
747:, 17 December 2007
681:. January 4, 2008.
594:Supaporn Tienkaew
382:Party member from
357:Thaksin Shinawatra
306:Thaksin Shinawatra
298:Kuthep Saikrajarng
240:
1379:
1378:
1359:
1351:
1347:Puea Pandin Party
1343:
1335:
1327:
1319:
1311:
1303:
1295:
1287:
1279:
1271:
1263:
1255:
1247:
1239:
1231:
1223:
1215:
1207:
1199:
1195:Thai Nation Party
1191:
1183:
1175:
1167:
1159:
1151:
1143:
1135:
1127:
984:Bhumjaithai Party
907:978-974-9575-55-0
850:, 2 December 2008
646:
645:
447:Thai Nation Party
290:Somchai Wongsawat
264:
232:
231:
219:Political parties
129:Succeeded by
81:Secretary-General
73:Somchai Wongsawat
16:(Redirected from
1424:
1357:
1349:
1341:
1333:
1325:
1317:
1309:
1301:
1293:
1285:
1277:
1269:
1261:
1253:
1245:
1237:
1229:
1221:
1213:
1205:
1197:
1189:
1181:
1173:
1165:
1157:
1149:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1014:Prachachat Party
954:
953:
939:
932:
925:
916:
915:
911:
876:
875:
873:
872:
863:. Archived from
857:
851:
844:
838:
837:
822:
816:
806:
800:
790:
784:
772:
766:
754:
748:
737:
731:
721:
715:
705:
699:
689:
683:
682:
671:
662:
659:
641:Samak Sundaravej
637:
622:
621:
608:
586:
585:
572:
555:
554:
541:
519:
518:
505:
492:Election leader
480:Total seats won
474:
473:
402:Noppadon Pattama
395:Samak Sundaravej
364:Samak Sundaravej
280:
275:
271:
259:
257:
114:Preceded by
109:December 2, 2008
101:November 9, 1998
82:
68:Samak Sundaravej
49:
30:
29:
21:
1432:
1431:
1427:
1426:
1425:
1423:
1422:
1421:
1382:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1362:
1315:Rak Santi Party
1259:Pracharaj Party
1187:New Force Party
1116:Defunct parties
1111:
1085:
978:Pheu Thai Party
961:
960:Represented in
955:
948:
943:
908:
885:
880:
879:
870:
868:
859:
858:
854:
845:
841:
824:
823:
819:
807:
803:
791:
787:
782:Wayback Machine
773:
769:
764:Wayback Machine
755:
751:
738:
734:
722:
718:
714:, July 29, 2007
706:
702:
698:, July 30, 2007
690:
686:
673:
672:
665:
660:
656:
651:
627:
609:
606:
573:
570:
542:
539:
506:
503:
486:Share of votes
472:
464:Pheu Thai Party
443:
415:
392:
337:
329:electoral fraud
286:political party
273:
256:พรรคพลังประชาชน
228:
156:
152:
133:Pheu Thai Party
80:
71:
40:
39:
38:พรรคพลังประชาชน
36:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1430:
1420:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1352:
1344:
1336:
1331:Mahachon Party
1328:
1320:
1312:
1304:
1296:
1288:
1280:
1275:Matubhum Party
1272:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1232:
1224:
1216:
1208:
1200:
1192:
1184:
1176:
1168:
1160:
1152:
1144:
1136:
1128:
1123:People's Party
1119:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1093:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1077:
1071:
1065:
1059:
1053:
1047:
1041:
1035:
1029:
1023:
1017:
1011:
1005:
1002:Democrat Party
999:
993:
987:
981:
975:
972:People's Party
968:
966:
957:
956:
942:
941:
934:
927:
919:
913:
912:
906:
884:
881:
878:
877:
852:
846:Bangkok Post,
839:
817:
801:
785:
767:
749:
732:
716:
700:
696:People's Daily
684:
663:
653:
652:
650:
647:
644:
643:
638:
616:
613:
610:
605:
603:
597:
596:
591:
580:
577:
574:
569:
567:
561:
560:
549:
546:
543:
538:
536:
530:
529:
524:
513:
510:
507:
502:
500:
494:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
471:
468:
442:
439:
414:
411:
391:
388:
349:2007 elections
336:
333:
230:
229:
227:
226:
221:
216:
210:
207:
206:
200:
199:
195:
194:
181:
177:
176:
167:
161:
160:
147:
141:
140:
130:
126:
125:
115:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
77:
76:
65:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
42:
41:
37:
34:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1429:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1389:
1387:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1365:
1356:
1353:
1348:
1345:
1340:
1337:
1332:
1329:
1324:
1321:
1316:
1313:
1308:
1305:
1300:
1297:
1292:
1289:
1284:
1281:
1276:
1273:
1268:
1265:
1260:
1257:
1252:
1249:
1244:
1241:
1236:
1233:
1228:
1227:Liberal Party
1225:
1220:
1217:
1212:
1209:
1204:
1201:
1196:
1193:
1188:
1185:
1180:
1177:
1172:
1169:
1164:
1161:
1156:
1153:
1148:
1145:
1140:
1137:
1132:
1129:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1114:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1088:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
988:
985:
982:
979:
976:
973:
970:
969:
967:
964:
958:
952:
947:
940:
935:
933:
928:
926:
921:
920:
917:
909:
903:
899:
895:
891:
887:
886:
867:on 2008-12-06
866:
862:
856:
849:
843:
835:
831:
827:
821:
814:
810:
805:
798:
794:
789:
783:
779:
776:
771:
765:
761:
758:
753:
746:
742:
736:
730:, August 2007
729:
725:
720:
713:
709:
704:
697:
693:
688:
680:
676:
670:
668:
658:
654:
642:
639:
635:
631:
626:
617:
614:
611:
604:
602:
599:
598:
595:
592:
590:
581:
578:
575:
568:
566:
563:
562:
559:
550:
547:
544:
537:
535:
532:
531:
528:
527:Garn Tienkaew
523:
514:
511:
508:
501:
499:
496:
495:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
475:
467:
465:
460:
456:
452:
448:
438:
434:
432:
426:
424:
420:
419:Thai Rak Thai
410:
408:
403:
398:
396:
387:
385:
381:
375:
371:
369:
365:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
341:Garn Tienkaew
332:
330:
326:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
284:
279:
270:
269:
262:
253:
249:
245:
236:
225:
222:
220:
217:
215:
212:
211:
208:
205:
201:
196:
193:
189:
185:
182:
178:
175:
171:
168:
166:
162:
159:
155:
151:
148:
146:
142:
138:
134:
131:
127:
123:
119:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
93:Garn Tienkaew
92:
88:
84:
78:
74:
69:
66:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
43:
31:
19:
1250:
897:
890:Baker, Chris
883:Bibliography
869:. Retrieved
865:the original
855:
842:
834:the original
829:
820:
804:
797:The Guardian
788:
770:
752:
735:
719:
703:
687:
678:
657:
624:
588:
557:
521:
483:Total votes
444:
435:
427:
416:
399:
393:
376:
372:
361:
338:
322:
267:
247:
243:
241:
174:centre-right
136:
121:
54:Abbreviation
1358:(2014–2024)
1350:(2007–2023)
1342:(2018–2020)
1334:(1998–2020)
1326:(2018–2019)
1318:(2011–2019)
1310:(2010-2019)
1302:(2014–2019)
1294:(2009–2019)
1286:(2009–2013)
1278:(2008–2018)
1270:(2007–2008)
1262:(2006–2018)
1254:(1998–2008)
1246:(1998–2007)
1238:(1992–2005)
1230:(1992–1993)
1214:(1988–2007)
1206:(1974–2018)
1198:(1974–2008)
1190:(1974–1988)
1182:(1974–1976)
1174:(1974–1976)
1166:(1974–1976)
1158:(1968–1971)
1150:(1957–1958)
1142:(1955–1957)
1126:(1927–1947)
612:14,071,799
441:Dissolution
70:(2007-2008)
1386:Categories
1038:Fair Party
963:Parliament
871:2008-12-04
649:References
623:76 seats;
1056:New Party
607:233 / 480
589:nullified
587:0 seats;
556:0 seats;
520:0 seats;
477:Election
353:dissolved
224:Elections
106:Dissolved
896:(2009).
778:Archived
760:Archived
679:BBC News
636:-others)
576:305,015
413:Policies
380:Democrat
310:populist
281:) was a
154:Populism
150:Royalism
145:Ideology
137:de facto
122:de facto
615:39.60%
571:0 / 500
545:26,855
540:0 / 500
509:63,701
504:0 / 500
335:History
263::
198:Website
98:Founded
90:Founder
1222:(1992)
904:
813:Forbes
579:1.11%
548:0.09%
512:0.22%
180:Colors
170:Centre
75:(2008)
63:Leader
980:(141)
974:(143)
965:(500)
739:IHT,
628:(PPP-
384:Phrae
192:White
1010:(10)
1004:(25)
998:(36)
992:(40)
986:(71)
902:ISBN
601:2007
565:2006
534:2005
498:2001
449:and
283:Thai
274:IPA:
261:RTGS
252:Thai
242:The
188:Blue
1082:(1)
1076:(1)
1070:(1)
1064:(1)
1058:(1)
1052:(1)
1046:(1)
1040:(2)
1034:(2)
1028:(3)
1022:(6)
1016:(9)
830:AFP
634:PPD
630:CTP
459:MPs
423:CDs
318:PAD
248:PPP
184:Red
172:to
57:PPP
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892:;
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258:,
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186:,
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