Commoners' Party (Thailand)
Commoner Party พรรคสามัญชน | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Kittichai Ngamchaipisit |
| Founded | 2 March 2018 |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Ideology | Progressivism Social Democracy Liberal Democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
| Colours | Black, red |
The Commoner Party (Thai: พรรคสามัญชน) is a political party in Thailand founded on 2 March 2018 by Kittichai Ngamchaipisit, a university dropout and electrician, and Por Gun Tee, a former Oun YT (Youth Training Center) leader. According to Tee, the main goal of the party is to elect poor people to the parliament. Instead of trying to represent the poor people and their voices, the party aims to let them speak for themselves, which is why it is called the Commoner Party. The party's symbol is an equal sign (=).
The Commoner Movement was founded by activists in 2012 to protest the government's not caring enough about the poor people of Thailand.[2]
The ideology of the Commoner Party is Liberal Democracy, and it does not support Prime Minister Prayut.[3] Apart from including poor people and the underprivileged in parliament, the party also advocates for LGBT rights, women's rights, educational reform in the deep south, rights to local natural resources, better universal healthcare, labor rights for both Thai and migrant workers, decentralization and local self-determination.[4]
References
- ^ https://prachatai.com/english/node/7328
- ^ ธิติ มีแต้ม. "สำรวจพรรคการเมืองสตาร์ทอัพ นับหนึ่งสู่การเลือกตั้ง". the101.world March 8, 2018.
- ^ พิชิตศักดิ์ แก่นนาคำ. "ถอดโมเดล 'พรรคสามัญชน' เชื่อม 'ประชาธิปไตยจากฐานราก' เข้าสู่สภา". voicetv.co.th March 20, 2018.
- ^ "claiming-rights-domestic-workers-movements-and-global-advances-for-labor-reform;hr". Human Rights Documents online.
