The Pheu Thai Party (PTP) (Thai: พรรคเพื่อไทย, Phak Phuea Thai, For Thai Party) is the third incarnation of a Thai political party originally founded by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Pheu Thai Party was founded on September 20, 2008, as an anticipated replacement for the People's Power Party (PPP), which the Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolved less than three months later after finding party members guilty of electoral fraud.[1] The People's Power Party was itself a replacement for Thakin's original Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party, which the Constitutional Court dissolved in May 2007 for violation of electoral laws.[2]
In a PTP general assembly, the first executive commission was elected on December 7, 2008,[3], [4] The candidates for the party's leader were: Yongyuth Wichaidit, Apiwan Wiriyachai, the former Vice President of the House of Representatives), former health minister Chalerm Yubamrung and former industry minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan.[5][6] Yongyuth Wichaidit was elected as the party's leader. [7],[8]
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In a PTP general assembly, the first executive commission was elected on December 7, 2008,[3], [4] The candidates for the party's leader were: Yongyuth Wichaidit, Apiwan Wiriyachai, the former Vice President of the House of Representatives), former health minister Chalerm Yubamrung and former industry minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan.[5][6] Yongyuth Wichaidit was elected as the party's leader. [7],[8]
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheu_Thai_Party
In a December 2008 parliamentary session MPs of five PPP coalition parties decided to endorse Abhisit Vejjajiva as the next Prime Minister and themselves forming a Democrat-led coalition. The PTP campaigned for their endorsement by the PPP-coalition parties. However, Abhisit had gained their support for the premiership[9][10] After that, the party called for a national unity government in which all parties would be involved, with Snoh Thienthong of the Royalist People's Party as the new premier. This proposal was rejected by the defecting coalition parties and the Democrat Party.[11] On December 11, Worrawat Eua-apinyakul, a PTP member, suggested that the party should push for a house dissolution and general elections, with the hope of depriving the prospective coalition of a parliamentary majority. However, The President of the House of Representatives; Chai Chidchob spoke against the plan. [12]
On December 15, 2008, the party elected Pracha Promnok as the party's candidate for Prime Minister in the next general election, and has since been in opposition to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's coalition government.
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