The Action Coalition Party (ACP; Thai: พรรครวมพลัง, RTGS: Phak Ruam Phalang'), formerly the Action Coalition for Thailand Party, is a political party in Thailand founded on 25 May 2018 by Tavisak Na Taguathung, the lawyer of Suthep Thaugsuban.[9]
Action Coalition Party พรรครวมพลัง | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ACP |
| Leader | Danuch Tanterdtid |
| Secretary-General | Sunetta Sae-Koh |
| Founder | Suthep Thaugsuban Anek Laothamatas PDRC |
| Founded | 25 May 2018 |
| Preceded by | People's Democratic Reform Committee |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Membership (2021) | 28,694[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Purple |
| Slogan | Use wisdom to serve the people (นําปัญญารับใช้ประชาชน) |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 500 |
| Website | |
| https://act-party.org/ | |
On 3 June 2018, the Action Coalition for Thailand Party held its first meeting and outlined its platform and its determination to reform the country.[10] The party's rhetoric is similar to that of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), the main pressure group of the 2013–2014 Thai political crisis.[11] Former PDRC leader Suthep Thaugsuban is ACT's most prominent member, serving as chairman of the campaign committee.[12] Also among the founding members were former Governor of the Bank of Thailand Chatumongol Sonakul, political scientist Anek Laothamatas, and retired police general Vasit Dejkunjorn.
On 24 April 2022, Action Coalition for Thailand Party resolved to change its name to Action Coalition Party, hoping people will easily remember it in the next election.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Membership data" (PDF). ect.go.th (in Thai). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ หทัยกาญจน์ ตรีสุวรรณ (24 May 2018). "เอนก เหล่าธรรมทัศน์: จาก "มหาชนโมเดล" สู่ "มหามิตรประยุทธ์" ?". BBC News ไทย.
- ^ "พรรคกำนันสุเทพ" ชวนเทิดทูนสถาบัน ผ่านบทเพลงประจำพรรค". Sanook.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ https://www.springnews.co.th/view/371193, Archived 25 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'เอนก' ย้ำพรรครวมพลังประชาชาติไทย มีแต่ปฏิรูป ไม่มีปฏิวัติ". 3 June 2018.
- ^ "นโยบายพรรครวมพลังประชาชาติไทย". act-party.org.
- ^ ""พรรคกำนันสุเทพ" ชวนเทิดทูนสถาบัน ผ่านบทเพลงประจำพรรค". Sanook.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Springnews". www.springnews.co.th. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018.
- ^ ""ทวีศักดิ์"ยื่นจดพรรครวมพลังประชาชาติไทย". innnews (in Thai). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Action Coalition for Thailand Party launched". Pattaya Mail.
- ^ Wasamon Audjarint (15 July 2018). "ACT party willing to link with likeminded reformers". The Nation.
- ^ Patpon Sabpaitoon; Aekarach Sattaburuth (4 June 2018). "Suthep breaks promise to exit politics". Bangkok Post.
- ^ "'รปช.' เปลี่ยนชื่อเป็น 'พรรครวมพลัง' โลโก้ใช้ 'พญานาค' หวัง ปชช.จำได้ง่าย". 24 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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