Move Forward Party

Move Forward Party
พรรคก้าวไกล
AbbreviationMFP
LeaderChaithawat Tulathon[1]
Secretary-GeneralApichat Sirisunthon[2]
Founded1 May 2014[3]
(Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party)
19 January 2019
(Phung Luang Party)
7 December 2019
(Ruam Pattana Chart Thai Party)
19 January 2020
(Move Forward Party)
Dissolved7 August 2024[4][5]
Preceded byFuture Forward Party (de facto)[6]
Succeeded byPeople's Party (de facto)
Headquarters167 Future Forward Building
Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand
Think tankThink Forward Center[7]
IdeologySocial democracy[10]
Progressivism[14]
Political positionCentre-left[19]
Regional affiliationNetwork of Social Democracy in Asia[20]
Colours  Orange
Sloganการเมืองดี ปากท้องดี มีอนาคต
('Good politics, good living, good future')[21]
Anthem"ก้าวไกลก้าวหน้า"[22]
"Move Forward"
Website
moveforwardparty.org

The Move Forward Party (Thai: พรรคก้าวไกล, RTGS: Phak Kao Klai, pronounced [pʰák kâːw klāj] ⓘ) was a social democratic and progressive political party in Thailand. Its flagship agenda was to amend Thailand's strict lèse-majesté laws, which forbid the insult of the monarchy.[23] It opposed 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. The party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on 7 August 2024[24] for violating the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against insulting the monarchy known as Article 112.[25][26] The party is succeeded by the People's Party (พรรคประชาชน), with Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut as the party leader.[27]

  1. ^ Thailand's opposition Move Forward Party names new leader
  2. ^ "ก้าวไกล เคาะ "ชัยธวัช" หัวหน้าพรรค "พิธา" นั่งที่ปรึกษา "อภิชาติ" เลขา-"ไอติม" โฆษก" (in Thai). Thairath. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "ประกาศนายทะเบียนพรรคการเมือง เรื่อง รับจดแจ้งการจัดตั้งพรรคร่วมพัฒนาชาติไทย" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 131: 33–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "ด่วนที่สุด! ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ สั่งยุบพรรคก้าวไกล" [Breaking! Constitutional court dissolved Move Forward Party]. Thai Post (in Thai). Bangkok: Thai Journal Group Co. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ Court dissolves Move Forward Party
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "ก้าวไกลเปิดตัว Think Tank".
  8. ^ "Move Forward Party to be Future home for 55 FFP MPs". Bangkok Post. Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Stepping out of shadows". Bangkok Post. Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  10. ^ [8][9]
  11. ^ "'Progressive Movement' born". Bangkok Post. Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Moving Forward: 55 Disbanded MPs Join New Party". Khaosodenglish.com. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Thai lawmakers from dissolved prominent opposition party to join new party". Reuters. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ^ [11][12][13]
  15. ^ "New Thai group to replace dissolved Future Forward Party, SE Asia News & Top Stories". The Straits Times. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ^ "50 MPs join Move Forward". Bangkok Post. Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Change at the top?". Bangkok Post. Bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ [15][16][17][18]
  20. ^ "About".
  21. ^ "การเมืองดี ปากท้องดี มีอนาคต #ต้องก้าวไกล – พรรคก้าวไกล" (in Thai). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  22. ^ Title of the Video. YouTube. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Thailand's Move Forward Party Found Guilty over Royal Reform Push". 31 January 2024.
  24. ^ Head, Jonathan (7 August 2024). "Thai court dissolves reformist party that won election". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power". Associated Press News. 7 August 2024.
  26. ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-court-rule-election-winners-bid-change-royal-insults-law-2024-01-31/ [bare URL]
  27. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).