Future Forward Party

"New Future Party" redirects here. For the South Korean political party, see New Future Party (South Korea).
Future Forward Party
พรรคอนาคตใหม่
AbbreviationFFP
LeaderThanathorn Juangroongruangkit
Secretary-GeneralPiyabutr Saengkanokkul
Founded15 March 2018
Dissolved21 February 2020[1][2]
Succeeded byMove Forward Party (de facto)[3]
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Youth wingNew Generation Network (NGN)[4]
Membership (February 2020)51,283 [5]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing[14][15][16][17]
International affiliationProgressive Alliance (2018–2020; guest)[18]
Colours  Orange
Slogan"The future we aspire to is the future where the ultimate power truly belongs to the people"
(Thai: อนาคตใหม่คืออนาคตที่อำนาจสูงสุดเป็นของประชาชน)
Campaign slogan: Elevated and Equal Thailand[19]
(Thai: ไทย 2 เท่า)[20]
Website
en.futureforwardparty.org

The Future Forward Party (FFP; Thai: พรรคอนาคตใหม่, RTGS: Phak Anakhot Mai, pronounced [pʰák ʔā.nāː.kʰót màj]; otherwise known as 'New Future Party') was a Thai political party from March 2018 to February 2020.

The party was founded in March 2018[21][22] by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, former vice president of Thai Summit Group, and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, a legal scholar.[23][24] It was founded on a progressive platform that sought to restrain the military's power in Thai politics, decentralize the bureaucracy, and improve social and economic equality.[25][26] The party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on 21 February 2020.[27][28]

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  2. ^ Thai court dissolves opposition party Future Forward
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