Back Partei der Volksmacht German Partido del Poder del Pueblo Spanish Phak Phalang Prachachon Finnish Palang Prachachon French Partai Kekuatan Rakyat (Thailand) ID Partito del Potere Popolare (Thailandia) Italian 人民の力党 Japanese 인민권력당 (태국) Korean Phak Palang Prachachon Dutch Partido do Poder do Povo Portuguese
People's Power Party พรรคพลังประชาชน | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PPP |
| Leader | Samak Sundaravej (2007-2008) Somchai Wongsawat (2008) |
| Secretary-General | Surapong Subwonglee |
| Founder | Garn Tienkaew |
| Founded | November 9, 1998 |
| Dissolved | December 2, 2008 |
| Preceded by | Thai Rak Thai Party (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | Pheu Thai Party (de facto) |
| Ideology | Royalism Populism Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Colors | Red, Blue, White |
| Website | |
| http://www.ppp.or.th/ | |
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The People's Power Party (PPP; Thai: พรรคพลังประชาชน, RTGS: Phak Phalang Prachachon, IPA: [pʰák pʰá.laŋ prà.t͡ɕʰaː.t͡ɕʰon]) is a defunct 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.
In December 2008, the party came under fire as its deputy chairman, Yongyuth Tiyapairat, faced charges of electoral fraud concerning the 2007 general election. These charges led to its dissolution by the verdict of the Constitutional Court in December 2008.