Prachachat Party พรรคประชาชาติ | |
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Malay name | Parti Ummah/ڤرتي امة[1][2][better source needed] Parti Prajajati/ڤرتي ڤراجاتي |
Leader | Tawee Sodsong |
Secretary-General | Sugarno Matha |
Spokesperson | Kamonsak Leewamo |
Founder | Surapol Nakavanich Wan Muhamad Noor Matha |
Founded | 31 October 2018 |
Split from | Pheu Thai Party |
Headquarters | Bangkok |
Membership | 24,439[3] |
Ideology | Social democracy[8] Social conservatism[12] Islamic democracy[16] Multiculturalism[20] Malay minority interests[24] |
Political position |
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Colours | Gold |
House of Representatives | 9 / 500 |
Website | |
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The Prachachat Party (Thai: พรรคประชาชาติ, lit. 'Nation Party' or 'National Party') is a political party founded in Thailand in 2018 by Wan Muhamad Noor Matha and Surapol Nakavanich. The founding members were former members of Pheu Thai Party.[33] Due to its party leader becoming the new Speaker of the House, the executive board was dissolved in early July 2023.[34] Its secretary general, Tawee Sodsong, was later elected as the new leader and his previous post was taken by Sugarno Matha , Wan Noor's brother.[35]
The party tends to be more popular among Thai Malays, mainly in the provinces near the border with Malaysia (Yala and parts of Pattani and Narathiwat).[36]