Pheu Thai Party
The Pheu Thai Party (PTP; Thai: พรรคเพื่อไทย, lit. 'For Thais Party', RTGS: Phak Phuea Thai, pronounced [pʰák pʰɯ̂a tʰāj]) is a major Thai political party and is the third incarnation of a Thai political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It is the current majority ruling party of Thailand, ruling along with other parties in a coalition.
Pheu Thai Party พรรคเพื่อไทย | |
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| Abbreviation | PTP |
| Leader | Paetongtarn Shinawatra |
| Secretary-General | Sorawong Thienthong |
| Spokesperson | Danuporn Punnakant |
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| Treasurer-General | Thaweesak Anakphan |
| Founder | Thaksin Shinawatra |
| Founded | 20 September 2007 |
| Preceded by | People's Power Party (de facto) |
| Headquarters | 1770 OAI Bld. New Petchburi Rd. Bangkapi, Huai Khwang, Bangkok |
| Think tank | CARE |
| Youth wing | Pheu Thai Institute of Youth |
| Membership (2023) | 66,833 |
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| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Colours | Red and Blue |
| Slogan | ขอคิดใหม่ ทำใหม่ เพื่อไทยทุกคน... อีกครั้ง Let us rethink and redo for all Thais... again |
| House of Representatives | 141 / 500 |
| Bangkok Metropolitan Council | 21 / 50 |
| PAO Chiefs | 11 / 76 |
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The Pheu Thai Party was founded on 20 September 2007, 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. The People's Power Party was itself a replacement for Thaksin's original Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT), dissolved by the Court in May 2007 for violation of electoral laws.
As of 2023, the PTP has 66,833 members. The party is currently being led by Paetongtarn Shinawatra, businesswoman and daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The party tends to be more popular in the north and northeast of the country. It won 141 seats in the 2023 Thai general election, making it the party with the second largest number of seats in the Thai House of Representatives.