Pheu Thai Party
political party of Thailand
The Pheu Thai Party (PTP or PT; PUH TY; Thai: พรรคเพื่อไทย, RTGS: Phak Phuea Thai [pʰák.pʰɯ̂a.tʰāj], lit. 'For Thais Party') is a major populist, liberal conservative political party in Thailand. It is the third incarnation of the Thai Rak Thai Party, a political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 1998. Like the previous incarnations, Pheu Thai is the main political vehicle for the Shinawatra family. It is currently the third largest party in the House of Representatives and has been in government as a junior partner in the ruling coalition since 2026.
The Pheu Thai Party was founded on 20 September 2007, as an anticipated replacement for the People's Power Party (PPP), which the Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolved less than three months later after finding party members guilty of electoral fraud. The People's Power Party was itself a replacement for Thaksin's original Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT), dissolved by the Court in May 2007 for violation of electoral laws.
As of 2023, the PTP has 66,833 members. The party is currently led by Julapun Amornvivat. The party tends to be more popular in the north and northeast of the country.
History
Formation and opposition (2008–2011)
The PPP was dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 2 December 2008.
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