Democrat Party (Thailand)

Democrat Party

พรรคประชาธิปัตย์
Democrat Party พรรคประชาธิปัตย์
Leader	Wan Muhamad Noor Matha
Secretary-General	Chuan Leekpai
Chief Adviser	Chuan Leekpai
Party Director	Sutham Rahong
Founder	Khuang Aphaiwong
Founded	6 April 1946; 78 years ago
Merger of	Democratic Party; Progressive Party
Headquarters	67 Setsiri 2 Rd. Phaya Thai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok
Youth wing	Young Democrat
Membership (2021)	94,492
Ideology	Classical liberalism; Liberal conservatism;
Political position	Centre to centre-right
International affiliation	Liberal International
Continental affiliation	Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
Colours	Light blue
Slogan	สจฺจํเว อมตา วาจา ; Truth is indeed the undying word — Proverb
Anthem	ประชาธิปัตย์มาแล้ว; (Democrats are coming)
House of Representatives	25 / 500
Bangkok Metropolitan Council	9 / 50
PAO Chiefs	1 / 76
Party flag
Website
	democrat.or.th

The Democrat Party (Thai: พรรคประชาธิปัตย์; RTGS: Phak Prachathipat) is a Thai political party.^[9] The oldest party in Thailand, it was founded as a royalist party; it now upholds a conservative^[8]^[10] and pro-market position.^[5]^[23]

The Democrat Party made its best showings in parliament in 1948, 1976, and 1996. It has never won an outright parliamentary majority. The party's electoral support bases are southern Thailand and Bangkok, although election results in Bangkok have fluctuated widely. Since 2004, Democrat candidates won three elections for the governorship of Bangkok. From 2005 to 2019, the Democrat Party was led by Abhisit Vejjajiva, former prime minister.

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