You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

Thailand’s Disbanded Opposition Party Reforms as People’s Party Days After Dissolution

HeadlineAug 09, 2024

In Thailand, the recently disbanded Move Forward opposition party has regrouped and announced it is now operating as the People’s Party.

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut: “Without a doubt, we must win the 2027 election. In the next election, our goal is not just to be the leading party like in the 2023 election, but to win and form a single-party government. … The term 'people' in our party’s name is not just a name. According to our slogan, 'by the people, for the people,' we aim to create a country where ultimate power truly belongs to the people.”

The anti-establishment, youth-led Move Forward party won the most seats in the 2023 election but was blocked from taking power.

Topics:
The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top