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Move Forward Party (Thailand)

Move Forward Party (Thailand)
The latest news and top stories on the Move Forward Party. A prominent Thailand-based political party, the Move Forward Party was a major social democratic and progressive force. Dedicated to a pro-democracy platform and reducing military influence, its key activities included advocating for constitutional reform, amending lèse-majesté laws, legalising same-sex marriage and addressing economic inequality. Despite winning the most seats in the 2023 general election, the party was unable to form a government and was dissolved by the Constitutional Court in August 2024 due to its reform agenda. It has since been succeeded by the People’s Party.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra smiles as he walks out from Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: AP
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Thaksin exits jail to a Thailand that seems to have moved on from Shinawatra era

The former prime minister’s once unassailable Pheu Thai party is now just a minor player in Anutin Charnvirakul’s government.

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Double blow for losing Thai reformist party as 44 members face lifetime ban

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‘Still handsome’ Abhisit breathes new life into Thailand’s oldest party

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‘Critical point’: can Thailand election pave way for national reset?

With the economy struggling and corruption rife, Thai voters will look to the February 8 election as a chance to turn the country around.

Thailand’s prime minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul (second from right) greets people at a market during an election campaign at Chinatown in Bangkok on January 20. Photo: AFP
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Thailand’s Pita hopes to rise again through reformist People’s Party successor

The former leader was blocked from leading government and banned from politics after his party stunned the ruling elite in 2023.

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Thailand’s ‘orange wave’ is back. Can it finally end conservative rule?

The Senate can no longer pick the prime minister, opening a path to victory for the reformist People’s Party in the election on February 8.

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Border row aids Anutin as Shinawatras play catch up in Thai election

Caretaker PM Anutin rides nationalist wave over Cambodia; Pheu Thai taps Thaksin’s nephew to revive brand; reformists drop key vows to stay relevant.

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Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party candidate Anutin Charnvirakul (centre) poses for photos on the first day of candidate registration in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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Who is running for Thai PM? Unofficial campaign starts as parties name candidates

PM Anutin seeks re-election in a three-way race against People’s Party and Thaksin’s Pheu Thai amid constitutional referendum in February poll.

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Asian Angle | Thai politics is no longer orange, yellow and red. Anutin turned it blue

The political colours of 2023 have faded as Thailand’s progressive and dynastic parties embrace the new PM’s Bhumjaithai blue of compromise.

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Anutin’s ascent: how the ‘new face’ of Thailand’s elite took control

A master political operator and heir to a construction empire, Thailand’s new prime minister rose to power with ruthless pragmatism.

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Video | Thai parliament elects arch-conservative prime minister

Anutin secured rival reformist support in exchange for pledging to call new elections within 4 months and introduce constitutional reforms.

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Thailand’s unlikely political alliance sets stage for Anutin’s rise to power

As Thai lawmakers vote for a prime minister on Friday, the Bhumjaithai leader has received unexpected support from the People’s Party.

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Will Thailand’s next PM be decided by the reformist opposition?

The People’s Party has demanded that any government it helps form must dissolve parliament within four months to hold a snap election.

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As Thai court decides Paetongtarn’s fate, is this the end for the Shinawatras?

The suspended prime minister will find out if she can stay in office when the court rules on her phone call to Cambodia’s Hun Sen.

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Suspended Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets the crowd as she arrives at the Constitutional Court on August 21. Photo: EPA
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