Thailand Explained

The People's Party: A Progressive Legacy


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An analysis of Thailand's progressive political movement, focusing on the People's Party (2024) as its latest incarnation. It outlines a cyclical pattern of political struggle where popular progressive parties, advocating for democratic reforms and social equality, frequently face judicial dissolution by entrenched conservative forces. We trace this lineage from the 1932 Khana Ratsadon to the more recent Future Forward Party (FFP) and Move Forward Party (MFP), both of which were dissolved by court rulings.

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