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This list of political parties in Thailand names current and disbanded Thai political parties.
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | MPs | BMC | PAO Chiefs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party พรรคประชาชน | PP ปปช | Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut | 143 / 500 | 11 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
| Pheu Thai Party พรรคเพื่อไทย | PTP พท | Paetongtarn Shinawatra | 141 / 500 | 21 / 50 | 11 / 76 | ||
| Bhumjaithai Party พรรคภูมิใจไทย | BJT ภท | Anutin Charnvirakul | 71 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
| Palang Pracharath Party พรรคพลังประชารัฐ | PPRP พปชร | Prawit Wongsuwon | 40 / 500 | 2 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
| United Thai Nation Party พรรครวมไทยสร้างชาติ | UTN รทสช | Pirapan Salirathavibhaga | 36 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
| Democrat Party พรรคประชาธิปัตย์ | DP ปชป | Chalermchai Sri-on | 25 / 500 | 9 / 50 | 1 / 76 | ||
| Chart Thai Pattana Party พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา | CTPP ชทพ | Varawut Silpa-archa | Conservatism | 10 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Prachachat Party พรรคประชาชาติ | PCC ปช | Tawee Sodsong | Malay minority interests | 9 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Thai Sang Thai Party พรรคไทยสร้างไทย | TSTP ทสท | Sudarat Keyuraphan | 6 / 500 | 2 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
| Chart Pattana Party พรรคชาติพัฒนา | CPN ชพน | Tewan Liptapanlop | Populism | 3 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Pheu Thai Ruam Palang Party พรรคเพื่อไทรวมพลัง | PTRL พทล | Wasawat Puangphonsri | Populism | 2 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Fair Party พรรคเป็นธรรม | FP ปธ | Pitipong Temcharoen | Social liberalism | 2 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Thai Teachers for People Party พรรคครูไทยเพื่อประชาชน | TTPP คพช | Prida Bunphloeng | 1 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
| New Democracy Party พรรคประชาธิปไตยใหม่ | NDP ปธม | Surathin Phichan | Social democracy | 1 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Thai Liberal Party พรรคเสรีรวมไทย | TLP สร | Sereepisuth Temeeyaves | Progressive conservatism | 1 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Plang Sungkom Mai Party พรรคพลังสังคมใหม่ | PSM พสม | Chaorith Khajornpongsak | 1 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
| Thai Counties Party พรรคท้องที่ไทย | PTC ท | Bancha Dejcharoensirikul | Localism | 1 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Thai Progress Party พรรคไทยก้าวหน้า | TPG ทกน | Watcharaphon Busamongkol | Populism | 1 / 500 | 0 / 50 | 0 / 76 | |
| Zen Dai Party พรรคเส้นด้าย | Chris Potanan | Libertarianism | 0 / 500 | 1 / 50 | 0 / 76 | ||
Parties dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand and barred from political activity:
The Thai Rak Thai Party was a Thai political party founded in 1998. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under its founder, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. During its brief existence, Thai Rak Thai won the three general elections it contested. Eight months after a military coup forced Thaksin to remain in exile, the party was dissolved on 30 May 2007 by the Constitutional Tribunal for violation of electoral laws, with 111 former party members banned from participating in politics for five years.
Thai Nation Party, or Chart Thai Party was a conservative political party in Thailand. It was dissolved by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on December 2, 2008, along with the People's Power Party and the Neutral Democratic Party, for having violated electoral laws in the 2007 Thai general election. Thereafter, most MPs founded the Chart Thai Pattana Party, which became the Thai Nation Party's successor.
General elections were held in Thailand on 23 December 2007. They were the first elections after the Council for National Security, a military junta, had overthrown Thailand's elected government and abrogated the constitution on 19 September 2006. The junta had canceled general elections scheduled for October 2006 and promised new elections within 12 months. The Constitutional Tribunal then outlawed the Thai Rak Thai party, the largest political party in Thailand, and banned TRT executives from contesting in the elections for five years. After their political party had been dissolved, the former TRT members regrouped under the band of People's Power Party (PPP) led by Samak Sundaravej, a seasoned politician. Following its formation, the junta issued a classified order to suppress the activities of the PPP and to frame it for lèse majesté. The order was leaked to the public, leading to a complaint towards the Election Commission from the PPP. However, the Election Commission dismissed the complaint on the grounds that the Council for National Security (CNS) had granted itself immunity in the 2007 Constitution of Thailand.
Party dissolution charges were a series of events and scandals that eventually led to the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai Party, Thailand's biggest political party, and a few small parties following a general election in April, 2006.
The People's Power Party 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.
The National Development Party, or Chart Pattana Party was a Thai political party that existed from 1992 until its merger into Thai Rak Thai Party in 2004. After the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai Party in 2007, the National Development group merged into the Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana Party.
The Chart Pattana Party is a Thai political party. In the 2007 Thai general election, the advisory chairman of the party was Wannarat Channukul. His brother-in-law, the party's chairman Suwat Liptapanlop, is however considered its de facto leader. The party tends to have most of its vote share focused in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
The Neutral Democratic Party was a Thai political party founded in 2006 by Somsak Thepsuthin, a former Thai Rak Thai party Cabinet Minister. The party had a similar populist line to the Thai Rak Thai and was expected to secure votes from Thai Rak Thai supporters.
The Royal People Party is a populist political party in Thailand. The party was established and registered at the Electoral Commission on February 10, 2006, by Sanoh Thienthong, former Thai Rak Thai party chairman.
The Pheu Thai Party is a major Thai political party. It is the third incarnation of a Thai political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and like the previous incarnations, is the main political vehicle for the Shinawatra family. It is the current majority ruling party of Thailand, ruling along with other parties in a coalition.
The Chart Thai Pattana Party was founded on 18 April 2008, in anticipation of the 2 December 2008, Constitutional Court of Thailand ruling which dissolved the Chart Thai Party and banned its executive members from participating in politics for five years beginning on that date. Numerous former members of the Chart Thai Party joined the Chart Thai Patthana Party; therefore, the Chart Thai Pattana party is its de facto successor.
Bhumjaithai Party was founded on 5 November 2008, in anticipation of the 2 December 2008 Constitutional Court of Thailand ruling that dissolved its "de facto predecessor", the Neutral Democratic Party, along with the People's Power Party (PPP), and the Thai Nation Party. After the dissolutions, former members of the Neutral Democratic Party and former members of the PPP faction, the Friends of Newin Group defected to this party.
General elections were held in Thailand on 24 March 2019. They were the first elections since the 2014 Thai coup d'état that installed coup leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister, and the first held in accordance with the 2017 constitution, which was drafted under the ruling military junta. The elections selected the five hundred members of the new House of Representatives, the previous House having been dissolved by the coup.
The Future Forward Party was a Thai political party from March 2018 to February 2020.
The Thai Raksa Chart Party, officially known in English as the Thai Save the Nation Party, was a Thai political party.
General elections were held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, surprised analysts by winning the most seats, followed by fellow opposition party Pheu Thai who had won the most seats in the 2011 and 2019 elections. Turnout was a record 75.22%.
Piyabutr Saengkanokkul is a Thai academic, left wing activist, former politician, and Secretary-General of the Progressive Movement, a socio-political group. He served as a member of the Thai House of Representatives and was the first and only Secretary-General for the Future Forward Party, which he co-founded in 2018. Prior to his political career, Piyabutr was an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat University. He has worked as a constitutional law professor for more than 16 years. In 2020, he was banned from national politics by the Constitutional Court.
The Move Forward Party was a social democratic and progressive political party in Thailand. Its flagship agenda was to amend Thailand's strict lèse-majesté laws, which forbid the insult of the monarchy. It opposed the remaining influence of the military junta which ruled the country from 2014 to 2019. It was founded in 2014 as the Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party and later changed its name to the Phung Luang Party, but after the 2019 Thai general election, reverted to its original name. It obtained its current name in 2020 after becoming the de facto successor to the dissolved Future Forward Party. The party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on 7 August 2024 for violating the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against insulting the monarchy known as Article 112. The party is succeeded by the People's Party (พรรคประชาชน), with Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut as the party leader.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut is a Thai politician and the leader of the People's Party, the de facto successor to the Move Forward Party, which was dissolved by the Constitutional Court in August 2024.
The People's Party is the successor party of the former Move Forward Party following its dissolution by the Constitutional Court of Thailand on 7 August 2024. Originally founded in 2012 as the Thinkakhao Party and later the Thinkakhao Chaovilai Party, it was renamed into the People's Party as a successor to the Move Forward Party on 9 August 2024. It is the third incarnation of the Future Forward Party, which was dissolved on 21 February 2020.
