Commoners' Party (Thailand)

The Commoners' Party (Thai: พรรคสามัญชน) is a political party in Thailand founded on 2 March 2018 by Kittichai Ngamchaipisit, a university dropout and electrician, and Por Gun Tee, a former Oun YT (Youth Training Center) leader. According to Tee, the main goal of the party is to elect poor people to parliament. Instead of trying to represent the poor people and their voices, the party aims to let them speak for themselves, which is why it is called the Commoners' Party. The party's symbol is an equal sign (=).

Not to be confused with Commoner Party of Thailand.
Commoners' Party
พรรคสามัญชน
LeaderKittichai Ngamchaipisit
Founded2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
IdeologyProgressivism
Social democracy
Liberal democracy
Political positionCentre-left[1]
Regional affiliationNetwork of Social Democracy in Asia
International affiliationProgressive Alliance (guest since 2018)[2]
Colours   Black, red

The commoner movement was founded by activists in 2012 to protest the government's not caring enough about the poor people of Thailand.[3]

The ideology of the Commoners' Party is liberal democracy. It opposes the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[4] Apart from including poor people and the underprivileged in parliament, the party also agitates for LGBT rights, women's rights, educational reform in the deep south, rights to local natural resources, better universal healthcare, labor rights for both Thai and migrant workers, decentralization and local self-determination.[5] The party supports the repeal of section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, which codifies lèse-majesté in Thailand.[6]

References
  1. "Project for Social Democracy meets the Commoners' Party of Isan, Neo Isan Movement".
  3. ธิติ มีแต้ม (8 March 2018). "สำรวจพรรคการเมืองสตาร์ทอัพ นับหนึ่งสู่การเลือกตั้ง". the101.world March 8, 2018.
  4. พิชิตศักดิ์ แก่นนาคำ (20 March 2018). "ถอดโมเดล 'พรรคสามัญชน' เชื่อม 'ประชาธิปไตยจากฐานราก' เข้าสู่สภา". voicetv.co.th March 20, 2018.
  5. "claiming-rights-domestic-workers-movements-and-global-advances-for-labor-reform;hr". doi:10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-2156-3020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "พรรคสามัญชน ลั่น เลือกตั้งรอบนี้ หวังกวาด 6 ที่นั่ง เป็นพรรคเดียว เสนอนโยบาย #ยกเลิก112". VoiceTV (in Thai). 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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