Thai Liberal Party

Thai Liberal Party
พรรคเสรีรวมไทย
AbbreviationTLP
LeaderSereepisuth Temeeyaves
Secretary-GeneralSuwit Kittitaranon
FounderPaiboon Puangthonglor
Founded29 August 2013; 11 years ago (2013-08-29)
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
IdeologyProgressive conservatism[1][2]
Antimilitarism[3]
Political positionCentre to centre-right
Colours  Yellow
House of Representatives
1 / 500
Website
sereeruamthai.or.th

The Thai Liberal Party (Thai: พรรคเสรีรวมไทย, RTGS: Phak Seri Ruam Thai, lit. 'Thai United Liberal Party'; abbreviated TLP) is a political party in Thailand founded in 2013 by Paiboon Puangthonglor. On 26 December 2013, the first party executive board resigned from the party to prepare for a change in its executive committee by inviting former Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Police General Seripisut Temiyavet. The party has a reformist agenda of curbing the power of the military and reducing corruption.[4][failed verification] As part of the party's political programme, Seripisut has suggested moving military bases out of Bangkok and renting the land to schools, hospitals and parks or to fund similar public amenities, and consolidating "unnecessary" military formations. Seripisut noted, however, that the "police need to be in Bangkok".[5]

Election results

General elections

Election Total seats won Popular vote Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader
2019
10 / 500
 824,284 2.32% Increase10 seats; Opposition Seripisut Temiyavet
2023
1 / 500
 273,669 0.70% Decrease9 seats; Junior partner in governing coalition (2023-2024)

Opposition (2024-Present)

Bangkok Metropolitan Council elections

Election Total seats won Popular vote Share of votes Outcome of election
2022
0 / 50
 5,496 0.24% No members in Bangkok Metropolitan Council

References

  1. ^ Nidhi Eoseewong (2018-05-08). "Nidhi Eoseewong: An open letter to Pheu Thai". prachatai.
  2. ^ "หัวหน้าพรรคเสรีรวมไทย เผยคำพูดจากใจ ที่มีต่อสถาบันพระมหากษัตริย์ไทย". thestatestimes.com (in Thai). The States Times. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ Kaweewit Kaewjinda (2019-03-27). "Thai anti-military parties say they have seats to form govt". AP.
  4. ^ Bootsripoom, Attayuth (27 February 2018). "A huge wave of new parties to take first steps to contest poll". The Nation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Thai Liberal Party vows to reform Thai Army". Prachatai English. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.


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