The Progressive Party
or Progress Party
(; ) was the first
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
(in the modern sense) in
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
.
It was formed by royalists and was active from 1945 to 1946 before it merged into the
Democrat Party.
History
The Progressive Party was founded in 1945 by
Kukrit Pramoj
Mom Rajawongse Kukrit Pramoj (, , ; 20 April 1911 – 9 October 1995) was a Thai politician, author, scholar and professor. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand between 1973 and 1974. He was the thirteenth Prime Minister o ...
along with
Suwitt Pansed,
Sor Sethabud,
Boontheng Thongsawat. The founders were opposed to the ''
Khana Ratsadon
The People's Party, known in Thai as Khana Ratsadon (, ), was a Thailand, Siamese group of military and civil officers, and later a political party, which staged a 1932 Siamese coup d'état, bloodless revolution against King Prajadhipok's govern ...
'' ("People's Party") that had ruled the country since the
Siamese revolution of 1932
The Siamese revolution of 1932 or Siamese coup d'état of 1932 ( or ) was a coup d'état by the People's Party which occurred in Siam on 24 June 1932. It ended Siam's centuries-long absolute monarchy rule under the Chakri dynasty and resulte ...
. Many royalist intellectuals, former political prisoners
and veterans of the 1933
Boworadet rebellion joined the party. In 1946, the Progressive Party merged into the
Democrat Party.
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References
See also
*
List of political parties in Thailand
This list of political parties in Thailand names current and disbanded Thai political parties.
Political parties Parties represented in the National Assembly and/or other local legislations
Parties not represented in parliament
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Defunct political parties in Thailand
Political parties established in 1945
Political parties disestablished in 1946
Defunct liberal political parties
Liberal parties in Thailand
Monarchist parties in Thailand
1945 establishments in Thailand
1946 disestablishments in Thailand