List of political parties in Thailand

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This list of political parties in Thailand names current and disbanded Thai political parties.

Political parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly and/or other local legislations

Party			Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	House of Representatives	Bangkok Metropolitan Council	PAO Chiefs
		Move Forward Party พรรคก้าวไกล	MFP กก	Chaithawat Tulathon	Social Democracy Progressivism	148 / 500	11 / 50	0 / 76
		Pheu Thai Party พรรคเพื่อไทย	PTP พท	Paetongtarn Shinawatra	Liberal Conservatism Populism	141 / 500	21 / 50	11 / 76
		Bhumjaithai Party พรรคภูมิใจไทย	BJT ภท	Anutin Charnvirakul	Conservatism Populism	71 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Palang Pracharath Party พรรคพลังประชารัฐ	PPRP พปชร	Prawit Wongsuwon	National Conservatism Right-wing Populism	40 / 500	2 / 50	0 / 76
		United Thai Nation Party พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ	UTN รทสช	Pirapan Salirathavibhaga	National Conservatism Thai nationalism	36 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Democrat Party พรรคประชาธิปัตย์	DP ปชป	Chalermchai Sri-on	Classical Liberalism Liberal Conservatism	25 / 500	9 / 50	1 / 76
		Chart Thai Pattana Party พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา	CTPP ชทพ	Varawut Silpa-archa	Conservatism	10 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Prachachat Party พรรคประชาชาติ	PCC ปช	Tawee Sodsong	Malay minority interests	9 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Thai Sang Thai Party พรรคไทยสร้างไทย	TSTP ทสท	Sudarat Keyuraphan	Progressive Conservatism Neoliberalism	6 / 500	2 / 50	0 / 76
		Chart Pattana Kla Party พรรคชาติพัฒนากล้า	CPKP ชพก	Tewan Liptapanlop	Populism	3 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Pheu Thai Ruam Palang Party พรรคเพื่อไทรวมพลัง	PTRL พทล	Wasawat Puangphonsri	Populism	2 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Fair Party พรรคเป็นธรรม	FP ปธ	Pitipong Temcharoen	Social liberalism	2 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Thai Teachers for People Party พรรคครูไทยเพื่อประชาชน	TTPP คพช	Prida Bunphloeng	Big tent	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		New Democracy Party พรรคประชาธิปไตยใหม่	NDP ปธม	Surathin Phichan	Social democracy	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Thai Liberal Party พรรคเสรีรวมไทย	TLP สร	Sereepisuth Temeeyaves	Progressive conservatism	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Plang Sungkom Mai Party พรรคพลังสังคมใหม่	PSM พสม	Chaorith Khajornpongsak	Thai nationalism	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Thai Counties Party พรรคท้องที่ไทย	PTC ท	Bancha Dejcharoensirikul	Localism	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Thai Progress Party พรรคไทยก้าวหน้า	TPG ทกน	Watcharaphon Busamongkol	Populism	1 / 500	0 / 50	0 / 76
		Zen Dai Party พรรคเส้นด้าย		Chris Potanan	Libertarianism	0 / 500	1 / 50	0 / 76

Parties not represented in parliament

• New Politics Party
• New Aspiration Party, majority merged with the Thai Rak Thai Party in 2001, minority continue ued
• Thai Citizen Party

New political parties founded after the 2014 military coup

• Future Forward Party
• Palang Pracharath Party
• Thai Civilized Party
• Move Forward Party

Defunct parties

• Khana Ratsadon (existed from 1927 to the 1940s) – first political party in Thailand
• Liberal Democratic Party (disbanded in 1958)
• Socialist Party of Thailand (most members joined the communists in 1976 and the party was disbanded)
• Social Justice Party
• Justice Unity Party
• Palang Dharma Party (disbanded in 1996)
• 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 1992)
  • Thais United (Ruam Jai Thai; founded in 2007)
• New Force Party (disbanded in 1988)
• Thai Pen Thai Party (Thais are Free Party) (disbanded in 2016)
• Social Action Party (disbanded in 2018)
• Thai Social Democratic Party

Banned or dissolved parties

Parties dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand and barred from political activity:

• Communist Party of Thailand (existed from 1942 to the 1980s)
• Thai Rak Thai Party (Phak Thai Rak Thai) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 30 May 2007 for violating electoral laws
• People's Power Party (Phak Palang Prachachon) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008 for violating electoral laws
• Thai Nation Party (Phak Chart Thai) – dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008 for violating electoral laws
• Neutral Democratic Party (Phak Matchima) – founded in 2006, dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008 for violating electoral laws
• Thai Raksa Chart Party (Phak Thai Raksa Chart) – founded in 2009, dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 March 2019 for violating electoral laws
• Future Forward Party (Abrv: FFP; Thai: พรรคอนาคตใหม่, RTGS: phak anakhot mai) The party was dissolved on 21 February 2020 for fiscal impropriety.^[1][2][3][4]

See also

• Politics of Thailand
• List of political parties by country

References