Thai Civilized Party

Thai Civilized Party
พรรคไทยศรีวิไลย์
AbbreviationTCL
LeaderVacart
Secretary-GeneralWiwat Charenpanitsiri
SpokespersonPakaon Chantarakana
Founded2 March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-02)
IdeologyConservatism[1]
Nationalism
Political positionCentre-right
House of Representatives
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The Thai Civilized Party (Thai: พรรคไทยศรีวิไลย์) is a minor political party in Thailand. It was registered on 2 March 2018.[2] Party founders include Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Network (an anti-corruption NGO), and social media personality Natchapol Supattana or "Mark Pitbull". On 10 June 2018, the party announced a resolution naming Mongkolkit as party leader and Natchapol as deputy leader, and named anti-corruption, government reform, and social justice as its three core policies.[3]

The party contested the 2019 Thai general election, fielding candidates in 226 constituencies and submitting 26 party list names.[4] It did not win any of the constituencies, but gained one party list seat[5] and joined the government coalition headed by the Palang Pracharath Party.

On 8 August 2019, party leader Mongkolkit said that Thai Civilized and four other parties would withdraw from the government coalition due to the parties not being assigned any cabinet positions, forming an "independent opposition" separate from the existing coalition.[6] However, following talks, the other parties announced that they would not leave the coalition, thus causing Thai Civilized to leave the government alone, officially doing so on 13 August 2019.[7][8]

  1. ^ "พรรคไทยศรีวิไลย์ แนะ"บิ๊กตู่" เพิ่มโทษ ขรก.ผิดวินัยไม่ร้ายแรง ต้องถูก"เฆี่ยน-โบย"". 22 June 2018.
  2. ^ "42 พรรคขอจดแจ้งชื่อพรรควันแรก". Komchadluek (in Thai). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  3. ^ "พรรคไทยศรีวิไลย์เลือก "มงคลกิตติ์" นั่งหัวหน้าพรรค โชว์ทุบหม้อข้าวประกาศนโยบายปราบโกงทั้งแผ่นดิน". มติชนออนไลน์ [Matichon] (in Thai). 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  4. ^ "'ไทยศรีวิไลย์'เตรียมลุยช่วยผู้สมัครส.ส.หาเสียง 226 เขต 51 จังหวัด". Matichon Online (in Thai). 11 February 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. ^ "12พรรคเล็ก คะแนนงอก คว้าพรรคละ 1 ที่นั่ง ชี้ การเมืองไทย จ่อมีส.ส.ในสภาจาก 27 พรรค". Matichon Online (in Thai). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ^ Sattaburuth, Aekarach (8 August 2019). "Mongkolkit: Five small parties will leave the government". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Tiny parties, giant power". Bangkok Post. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Mongkolkit stands firm on 'people's MP' position". Bangkok Post. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.