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On August 9th, 2024, the former Move Forward Party was officially renamed the People’s Party (PP). The party’s emblem features an orange six-sided triangle, symbolizing equality, with the party’s name “People’s Party” displayed below in navy blue.
The party’s ideology emphasizes freedom, equality, fraternity, and a commitment to democracy under a constitutional monarchy. It advocates for human dignity, political and economic equality, decentralization, and sustainable development.
The People’s Party’s executive committee consists of five members: Nattapong Ruangpanyawut as the party leader, Sarayut Jailak as the secretary-general, Nattawut Buaprathum as the registrar, Chutima Kotchapan as the treasurer, and Pijarn Chaowapatthanawong as an executive member.
Nattapong, 37, who was formerly the deputy secretary-general of the Move Forward Party, has a background in computer engineering from Chulalongkorn University.
He previously served as an MP for Bangkok in the 2019 elections under the now-dissolved Future Forward Party. Despite his political career being disrupted by the Constitutional Court’s dissolution of the Move Forward Party, Nattapong remains closely connected to Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Progressive Movement and former Future Forward Party leader.
Meanwhile, on August 8th, Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, former MP and ex-leader of the Thai Civilized Party, submitted a letter to National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimol. He called for a swift investigation into Chaithawat Tulathon, former leader of the Move Forward Party, and Pita Limjaroenrat, the party’s former chief advisor, following the Constitutional Court’s August 7th ruling that dissolved the Move Forward Party and banned its executives from politics for ten years.
Mongkolkit urged the party, under a new name, to retain its 300 policies but avoid touching on sensitive issues such as Article 112 and monarchy reform. He suggested focusing on solving public problems like other political parties, which he believes would ensure the safety of the party’s executives and MPs.
Read our recent stories about the dissolution of the Move Forward Party:
Thai PM confirms confidence in political stability amid the Constitutional Court’s ruling.
This article originally appeared on our sister website The Pattaya News.
