Move Forward Party

The Move Forward Party (Thai: พรรคก้าวไกล, RTGS: Phak Kao Klai) is a social-democratic and progressive opposition political party in Thailand that opposes the remaining influence of the military junta which ruled the country from 2014 to 2019. It was founded in 2014 as the Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party (Thai: พรรคร่วมพัฒนาชาติไทย) and later changed its name to the Phung Luang Party (Thai: พรรคผึ้งหลวง), but after the 2019 Thai general election reverted to its original name. It obtained its current name in 2020 after becoming the de facto successor to the dissolved Future Forward Party.

Move Forward Party

พรรคก้าวไกล
LeaderPita Limjaroenrat
Secretary-GeneralChaitawat Tulathon
Founded1 May 2014[1]
(Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party)
19 January 2019
(Phung Luang Party)
7 December 2019
(Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party)
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)
(Move Forward Party)
Preceded byFuture Forward Party (de facto)[2]
Headquarters22 Soi Phetkasem 47/2 Bang Khae, Bangkok, Thailand
Membership20,877[3]
IdeologyProgressivism[4][5][6]
Social democracy[7][8]
Anti-military junta[9]
Political positionCentre-left[10][11][12][13]
Colours  Orange
House of Representatives
53 / 500
Website
https://www.moveforwardparty.org/

History

The party was officially founded on 1 May 2014 as the Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party.

In early 2020, the party became a de facto successor to the Future Forward Party, which had been dissolved by a dubious Constitutional Court order, as following the decision, 55 of Future Forward's 65 MPs (led by Pita Limjaroenrat) announced their plan to join. They vowed to continue the progressive and anti-junta agenda of Future Forward. The party's name was then changed to Move Forward, along with the release of a new logo similar to that of Future Forward.[14]

References
  1. "ประกาศนายทะเบียนพรรคการเมือง เรื่อง รับจดแจ้งการจัดตั้งพรรคร่วมพัฒนาชาติไทย" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 131: 33–66.
  2. "Thailand's Disbanded Future Forward Party Relaunched as New Group, Move Forward". Straits Times. 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. "'Progressive Movement' born". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. "Moving Forward: 55 Disbanded MPs Join New Party". Khaosodenglish.com. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. Editorial, Reuters (5 May 2020). "Thai lawmakers from dissolved prominent opposition party to join new party". Reuters. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. "Move Forward Party to be Future home for 55 FFP MPs". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. "Stepping out of shadows". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  9. Boonbandit, Tappanai (9 March 2020). "Moving Forward: 55 Disbanded MPs Join New Party". Khaosod English. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. "New Thai group to replace dissolved Future Forward Party, SE Asia News & Top Stories". The Straits Times. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  11. "50 MPs join Move Forward". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. "Change at the top?". Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. Regan, Helen (10 March 2020). "His party was banned. He faces jail. But Thailand's Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit vows to fight on - CNN". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. "Move Forward Party to Be Future Home for 55 FFP MPs". Bangkok Post. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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