The Prachachat Party (, ) is a political party representing Malay minority interests in Thailand founded in 2018 by

Wan Muhamad Noor Matha Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (; ; ), also called Wan Noor, (; ; ; born 11 May 1944) is a Thai politician who is serving as List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Thailand, speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand since 2023. In ...

and Surapol Nakavanich. The founding members were former members of

Pheu Thai Party The Pheu Thai Party (PT or PTP; , ) is a major conservative populist list of political parties in Thailand, political party in Thailand. It is the third incarnation of the Thai Rak Thai Party, a political party founded by former Prime Minister ...

. Due to its party leader becoming the new

Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hung ...

, the executive board was dissolved in early July 2023. Its secretary general,

Tawee Sodsong Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong () is a Thai politician, serving as Minister of Justice since 2023. He is also leader of the Prachachat Party. Sodsong oversaw the parole and release of former prime minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra following h ...

, was later elected as the new leader and his previous post was taken by , Wan Noor's brother. The party tends to be more popular among

Thai Malays Thai Malays ( Standard Malay: ''Orang Melayu Thailand/Siam'', : Jawi: ; Pattani Malay: ''Oré Nayu Siae'', ''Bangso Yawi''; Bangkok Malay: ''Oghae Nayu Thai''), with officially recognised terms including 'Malayu-descended Thais' and 'Malay ...

, mainly in the provinces near the border with Malaysia ( Yala and parts of

Pattani Pattani (or Patani in Malay spelling) may refer to: Places Continental Asia * Patani (historical region), a historical region in the Malay peninsula, in Thailand and Malaysia. * Pattani Province, modern province in southern Thailand ** Pattani, ...

and

Narathiwat Narathiwat (, ) is a town ( thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand and capital of Narathiwat Province. The town is in the Mueang Narathiwat District and was established in 1936. As of 2008, the population was 40,521. It lies 1,141 km south ...

).วิเคราะห์ “พรรคประชาชาติ” ปรากฏการณ์ในความท้าทายปม “พรรคสาขา-ความมั่นคง”
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General elections

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