List of political parties in Thailand

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

Political parties

Currently represented in parliament

Party		Thai name	Leader	House of Representatives
				Currently
Opposition
	Pheu Thai Party	พรรคเพื่อไทย	Sompong Amornwiwat	134
	Move Forward Party	พรรคก้าวไกล	Pita Limjaroenrat	53
	Thai Liberal Party	พรรคเสรีรวมไทย	Seripisut Temiyavet	10
	Prachachart Party	พรรคประชาชาติ	Wan Muhamad Noor Matha	7
	For The Nation Party	พรรคเพื่อชาติ	Songkhram Kitloetphairot	5
	New Economics Party	พรรคเศรษฐกิจใหม่	Manoon Sivapiromrat	1
	Thai People Power Party	พรรคพลังปวงชนไทย	Nikhom Bunwiset	1
Governing
	Palang Pracharath Party	พรรคพลังประชารัฐ	Prawit Wongsuwan	121
	Bhumjaithai Party	พรรคภูมิใจไทย	Anutin Charnvirakul	61
	Democrat Party	พรรคประชาธิปัตย์	Jurin Laksanawisit	52
	Chartthaipattana Party	พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา	Kanchana Silpa-archa	12
	Action Coalition for Thailand	พรรครวมพลังประชาชาติไทย	Chatumongol Sonakul	5
	New Economics Party	พรรคเศรษฐกิจใหม่	Manoon Sivapiromrat	5
	Thai Local Power Party	พรรคพลังท้องถิ่นไท	Chatchawal Kong-udom	5
	Chart Pattana Party	พรรคชาติพัฒนา	Thewan Liptaphallop	4
	Thai Forest Conservation Party	พรรครักษ์ผืนป่าประเทศไทย	Damrong Pidej	2
	Thai Nation Power Party	พรรคพลังชาติไทย	Songklot Thiprat	1
	Thai Civilized Party	พรรคไทยศรีวิไลย์	Mongkolkit Suksintharanon	1
	People Progressive Party	พรรคประชาภิวัฒน์	Somkiat Sornlam	1
	Palang Thai Rak Thai Party	พรรคพลังไทยรักไทย	Khatathep Techadetrueangkun	1
	Thai Teachers for People Party	พรรคครูไทยเพื่อประชาชน	Prida Bunphloeng	1
	Thai People Justice Party	พรรคประชาธรรมไทย	Phichet Satirachawan	1
	Thai Citizens Power Party	พรรคพลเมืองไทย	Samphan Lertnuwat	1
	New Democracy Party	พรรคประชาธิปไตยใหม่	Surathin Phichan	1
	New Palangdharma Party	พรรคพลังธรรมใหม่	Rawi Matchamadon	1
	Thairaktham Party	พรรคไทรักธรรม	Phirawit Ruengluedolaphak	1

Parties not represented in parliament

• Social Action Party
• Pracharaj Party (Royal People Party )
• New Politics Party
• New Aspiration Party, majority merged with the Thai Rak Thai Party in 2001, minority continued
• Puea Pandin Party

New political parties founded after the 2014 military coup

• Future Forward Party
• Palang Pracharath Party
• Thai Civilized 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

1. "FFP dissolved, executives banned for 10 years". Bangkok Post. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
2. Gunia, Amy (21 February 2020). "A Thai Opposition Party That Pushed for Democratic Reform Has Just Been Disbanded". Time. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
3. Ratcliffe, Rebecca (21 February 2020). "Thai court dissolves opposition party Future Forward". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
4. Promchertchoo, Pichayada (21 February 2020). "Thai court dissolves anti-military Future Forward Party over election loan". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 23 February 2020.