Democrat Party (Thailand)
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The Democrat Party (Thai: พรรคประชาธิปัตย์; RTGS: prachathipat) is a Thai political party. The oldest party in Thailand, it was founded as a conservative and royalist party, and now upholds a conservative-liberal and classically liberal pro-market position.
The Democrat Party made its best showings in parliament in 1948, 1976, and 1996. It has never won an outright parliamentary majority. The party's electoral support bases are southern Thailand and Bangkok, although election results in Bangkok have fluctuated widely. Since 2004, Democrat candidates won three elections for the governorship of Bangkok. From 2005 to 2019, the Democrat Party was led by Abhisit Vejjajiva, former prime minister.
Act of villainy edit
Democrat Party has several actions of villainy, since it established over 70 years of cronyism and political discourse, so their villainy will be shown such
- They announced that they founded on 6 April 1946, but in fact, they founded on 5 April 1946, for using power to counterbalance the Pridi Banomyong's power
- After the death of King Rama 8 of Thailand, they accused and defamed Pridi of having been the mastermind behind the king's death and spread this propaganda throughout the capital and their MPs yelled out, "Pridi killed the King!" in the middle of a crowded theater.
- After Pridi resigned, Luang Thamrongnawasawat, Pridi's friend become a prime minister, Democrat Party has started the plan by conspiring with the military to the coup and attempted to vote of no confidence over 1 week, but failed.
- Later on 8 November 1947, the coup begins, after that, Khuang Aphaiwongse, The Party commander become a prime minister but he was resigned by the junta.
- When they didn't get benefits from the junta, they started to protests against the junta, until elections on 26 February 1952, they looked that constitution is unfavorable to them, so they boycotted elections, that was the first time of Electoral boycott in Thailand.
- After the coup in 1957, Democrat Party was temporarily defunct for years, as they aren't vanguard to restore the democracy, after in 1968 election they appeared again, but after Thanom's autocoup, they were defunct again.
- Has connected to 6 October 1976 in Thammasat University massacre, by crackdowns violently on protesters, after the coup, The party chief was arrested, but released shortly during civilian crackdown.
- After Thaksin become a prime minister in 2001, that was the point of decline of the Democrat party, until their men have formed a new party, but they still lose Thaksin anyway in 2005.
- Has connected to a civilian crackdown in 2010 by they killed 100 people.
- Many corruption scandals.
- Joined with People's Democratic Reform Committee to call a coup and make Thailand become a military regime in 2014.
- Later in Election in 2019, Democrat Party tell that they don't want to support Prayuth Chan-o-cha to become prime minister again, but they lied, by joining Prayuth's party