The Mass Party was a
political party of
Thailand's People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). Its main goal was campaigning against
Thaksinomics.
Origins
In May 2006, PAD leaders established the Mass Party.
Somkiat Pongpaiboon
Somkiat Pongpaiboon (Thai script: สมเกียรติ พงษ์ไพบูลย์; 12 January 1950 – 14 November 2021) was a Thai Professor at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. He beca ...
, party co-founder, claimed that "Our objective is to campaign against Thaksinomics." The mass party arose historically in opposition to the established élite or caucus-party system of the 18th to 19th centuries, representing the antithesis of the caucus party. The party unconventionally planned not to field MP candidates for the first five years, with Somkiat claiming that "If we field MP candidates, we will be trapped in vicious circles of money politics." Other party co-founders included the former
Palang Dharma Party leader,
Chaiwat Sinsuwong, and the Campaign for Popular Democracy's,
Pipob Thongchai
Pipob Thongchai ( th, พิภพ ธงไชย) is a non-governmental organization leader who advocates a wide range of issues. He has been active since he was a college student, when he was secretary of the University Student Federation of T ...
.
[''The Nation'',]
New parties sprouting already
", 17 May 2006 In 2009 PAD formed a new party called
New Politics Party
The New Politics Party (abbreviated NPP; th, พรรคการเมืองใหม่ , ), was a political party in Thailand founded on 2 June 2009. The NPP was the political party of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD; "Yellow Sh ...
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References
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