People's Power Party (Thailand)

People's Power Party พรรคพลังประชาชน
Abbreviation	PPP
Leader	Samak Sundaravej (2007-2008) Somchai Wongsawat (2008)
Secretary-General	Surapong Subwonglee
Founder	Garn Tienkaew
Founded	November 9, 1998
Dissolved	December 2, 2008
Preceded by	Thai Rak Thai Party (de facto)
Succeeded by	Pheu Thai Party (de facto)
Ideology	Royalism Populism Conservative liberalism
Political position	Centre to centre-right
Colors	Red, Blue, White
Website
http://www.ppp.or.th/
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The People's Power Party (PPP; Thai: พรรคพลังประชาชน, RTGS: Phak Phalang Prachachon, IPA: [pʰák pʰá.laŋ prà.t͡ɕʰaː.t͡ɕʰon]) was a Thai political party. The party leader was Somchai Wongsawat, the Party Secretary General was Surapong Suebwonglee, and the Party Spokesperson was Kuthep Saikrajarng. Most MPs of the party originally hailed from the Thai Rak Thai Party and thus the party was its de facto reincarnation with former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as its "leader." The PPP had a populist platform and was strong in the North, Central, and Northeastern regions of Thailand. The party became the leader of the coalition government after the junta-government supported 2007 general election. PAD, the leading anti-Thaksin movement, vowed to oppose it after the party decided to launch the amendment of the 2007 Constitution.

In December 2008, the party came under fire as its deputy chairman, Yongyuth Tiyapairat, faced charges of electoral fraud concerning the 2007 general election. These charges led to its dissolution by the verdict of the Constitutional Court in December 2008.