Prachachat Party should not be confused with Ummah Party.
Prachachart Party | |
Native Name: | พรรคประชาชาติ |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Lang1: | Malay |
Name Lang1: | Parti Ummah/ڤرتي امة[1] [2] Parti Prajajati/ڤرتي ڤراجاتي |
Split: | Pheu Thai Party |
Leader: | Tawee Sodsong |
Spokesperson: | Kamonsak Leewamo |
Founder: | Surapol Nakavanich Wan Muhamad Noor Matha |
Headquarters: | Bangkok, Thailand |
Membership: | 13,652[3] |
Ideology: | Malay minority interests |
Seats1 Title: | House of Representatives |
Seats1: | |
Colours: | Gold |
Country: | Thailand |
The Prachachat Party (th|พรรคประชาชาติ,) is a political party founded in Thailand in 2018 by Wan Muhamad Noor Matha and Surapol Nakavanich. The founding members were former members of Pheu Thai Party.[4] Due to its party leader becoming the new Speaker of the House, the executive board was dissolved in early July 2023.[5] Its secretary general, Tawee Sodsong, was later elected as the new leader and his previous post was taken by, Wan Noor's brother.[6]
The party tends to be more popular among Thai Malays, mainly in the provinces near the border with Malaysia (Yala and parts of Pattani and Narathiwat).[7]
Election | Total seats won | Popular vote | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 481,490 | 1.35% | yes10 | 7 seats; Opposition | Wan Muhamad Noor Matha | |
2023 | 311,057[8] | 0.79% | 2 seats; Junior partner in governing coalition |