Thai Progress Party

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Political party in Thailand

Thai Progress Party

พรรคไทยก้าวหน้า

Leader| Watcharapol Butsomkorn
Secretary-General| Phuchit Sricharoen
Party Advisor| Sitthit Sitmongkol
Founded| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)
Headquarters| 84-84/2 Moo 5, Ban Kluai-Sai Noi Rd, Sai Noi Subdistrict, Sai Noi District, Nonthaburi Province
Membership (2024)| 5,821 members [1]
Ideology| Democracy
Popular sovereignty
Political position| Center-left
Colors|  Orange
Slogan| Committed to promoting faith in democratic governance
House of Representatives|

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Website
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Thai Progress Party (พรรคไทยก้าวหน้า) is a political party in Thailand, established in 2022. The party is currently led by Watcharapol Butsomkorn as the party leader, with Phuchit Sricharoen serving as the secretary-general. As of 2024, the party holds one seat in the House of Representatives.

## History

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The Thai Progress Party was officially registered on July 1, 2022, under the Political Party Act, B.E. 2560 (2017), with the party number 7/2565. It was founded by Watcharapol Butsomkorn, the former secretary-general of the Tan Khun Phaendin Party, and Phumintorn Worapan, a relative of the late Ni-yom Worapan, a former member of the House of Representatives from Lopburi Province. Phumintorn had previously served as the secretary to Ni-yom and held various positions in ministerial advisory teams.

Watcharapol became the first party leader, while Phumintorn assumed the role of the first secretary-general. The party’s first office was located at 57 Rattanathibet Road, Bang Kraso Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.

The party's original logo featured overlapping blue and red stripes, forming a scoop shape to support the Thai text "พรรคไทยก้าวหน้า" (Thai Progress Party), all set against a white background.[2]

On August 3, 2023, the Thai Progress Party, along with four other smaller parties without seats in parliament—the New Choice Party, **Thai Network Party**, Thai People Party, and Thai Victory Party—issued a joint statement advocating for the swift formation of a new government.[3]

The Thai Progress Party garnered further attention on November 28, 2023, when Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit (also known as Pooat), a former Member of Parliament from Bangkok with the Progressive Movement Party who had been expelled due to sexual harassment allegations, joined the Thai Progress Party. This marked Chaiyamphawan as the first Member of Parliament to represent the party.[4]

Chaiyamphawan Manpianjit, Member of Parliament for Bangkok from the Thai Progress Party

On April 29, 2024, the Thai Progress Party held its annual general meeting, during which a new executive committee was elected and the party's logo was redesigned. Chaiyamphawan Manpianjit, the party's first Member of Parliament, attended the event and publicly declared the party's political ideology: "The people are the supreme power."[5]

## Personnel

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### Party Leader

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No. | Image | Name | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes

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1  |  | Wacharapol Bussamongkol  | July 1, 2022
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### Party Secretary

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No. | Image | Name | Start Date | End Date | Notes

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1  |  | Phumin Vorapanya  | July 1, 2022  | December 8, 2022
(160 days)  | Resigned from position and party membership
2  |  | Phuchit Srithaiyon  | March 26, 2023
(2 years, 24 days)  | Present

## Elections

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In the 2023 Thai general election, the Thai Progress Party fielded 13 candidates for the party-list, 5 candidates for the constituency system, and nominated two candidates for the position of Prime Minister: party leader Watsaraphol Butmongkol and party advisor General Sitti Sittimongkol.[6] The party received a total of 34,559 votes but did not secure any seats in the House of Representatives.[3]

### General Election Results

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Election  | Number of Seats  | Total Votes  | Vote Share  | Seat Change  | Party Status  | Election Leader

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2023 |

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| 35,094  |  |  | Did not win any seats | Watsaraphol Butmongkol

## References

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1. ^ List of registered political parties as of June 30, 2024
2. ^ "Update on 88 Political Parties: "Thai Progress" Founded by Business Leaders and Former Ministerial Advisors". Bangkok Biz News. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
3. ^ a b "5 Parties Without MPs Issue Joint Statement Supporting the Quick Formation of a Government". The Standard.
4. ^ "Getting to Know "Thai Progress Party" After Former MP From Bangkok Joins". Bangkok Biz News.
5. ^ "Exciting! Thai Progress Party Holds Annual Meeting, MP Pooat Declares Political Ideology "The People Are the Supreme Power"". Bangkok Today.
6. ^ "Thai Progress Party". sanook.com.

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