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	Member Parties - Democrat Party - Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Party was a major opposition party in the years after its 1946 founding, playing a key role in building a democratic consciousness in the 40s and 50s.
		Thailand plunged into dictatorship from 1958-68, and repeatedly thereafter, In the interim between dictatorships, the Democrat Party was often the major opposition, and sometimes the ruling party.
		The Democrat Party also strives to protect the Thai cultural heritage; uphold respect for the institution of the monarchy which unites the country, expand mandatory education to the twelfth grade, and support welfare.
	www.cald.org /website/dpt.htm (323 words)

	Democrat Party (Thailand) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Democrat Party founder Khuang Aphaiwong was briefly appointed as figurehead civilian Premier during the dictatorship of Marshal Plaek Phibulsongkram, but was the Opposition for much of the 1952-1957 period.
		The Democrat Party evolved into an outspoken opponent of military involvement in politics and it was one of the major forces during Thailand's turbulent years, often in power for a short while until the next coup and subsequent episode of military dictatorship.
		The party is a member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, an alliance of democratic and liberal parties from throughout the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democrat_Party_(Thailand) (2051 words)

	Thailand - POLITICAL PARTIES
		Of the four ruling coalition parties in 1987, the Democrat Party was considered to be somewhat liberal, despite its beginning in 1946 as a conservative, monarchist party.
		The Chart Thai Party, sometimes called the "generals' party," was founded in 1974 by a group of retired generals and was led until July 1986 by Pramarn Adireksan, retired major general and former president of the Association of Thai Industries and the Thai Textile Association.
		The party was led thereafter by the former deputy party leader and minister of foreign affairs, Siddhi Savetsila, a retired air chief marshal.
	countrystudies.us /thailand/82.htm (1452 words)

	Thailand\'s political confusion overshadows bigger battle
		Cases against both parties were compiled by the Election Commission, supposedly an independent body whose current leadership is under pressure to resign because of circumstantial evidence that they have consistently favored the TRT in all past election disputes.
		Thailand\'s Attorney General\'s Office on Tuesday decided the cases were substantial enough to dissolve both parties and will submit the cases to the Constitutional Court this week.
		Thailand\'s political crisis was put on hold last month as the nation concentrated on celebrating the anniversary of King Bhumibol\'s 60th year on the throne.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /asiapacific/printer_1177417.php (737 words)

	CNN - Chavalit, 6-party coalition to lead Thailand - Nov. 18, 1996
		BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) - Following its narrow election victory, Thailand's New Aspiration Party (NAP) has moved to change its coalition partners in what is widely seen as an attempt to distance itself from the previous scandal-ridden government.
		The Democrat Party of Chuan Leekpai, dubbed the "Mister Clean" of Thai politics, lost to the NAP by a margin of just two seats.
		Thailand's stock exchange of Thailand fell nearly 6 percent Monday morning when it became clear the Democrats had lost.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9611/18/thailand.elex (476 words)

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		At the party's gala fund-raising banquet at the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre, nationally broadcast over the weekend, their two economic generals, Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda and Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, could not have been gentler and kinder to the Chavalit administration.
		The members of the Democrat Fan Club, infiltrated by government spies of course, were willing to pay a record Bt25,000 for a ticket to attend the talkshow and gather party propaganda materials.
		However, a party member recently said that if the party hopes to build on its strength, it must abide by its founding father's principles, which prohibit vote-buying and the exploitation of political power merely to serve candidates.
	members.tripod.com /thanong/democrat.htm (1013 words)

	Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, elections - Thai prime minister's majority undercut by boycott - Asia - Pacific - ...
		An opposition boycott of the poll left Thaksin's ruling party uncontested in 278 of 400 constituencies for the lower house of Parliament, leaving little doubt from the start that the embattled prime minister would be returned to office.
		Thaksin appeared unlikely to clinch the decisive mandate he needed to end the country's worst political crisis in over a decade, and party officials admitted they were surprised by the protest vote.
		Candidates from obscure parties with no lawmakers in Parliament ran in the remaining constituencies, and there was no indication that any had won enough votes to claim a seat.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/04/03/news/web.0403.thailand.php (700 words)

	Thailand - POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, 1980-87
		The second coalition comprised the Chart Thai Party, the Democrat Party, and the United Democracy (Saha Prachathipatai) Party, the latter a loose alliance of minor parties.
		Predictably, no party emerged with a majority, although the Democrat Party captured the largest bloc of seats with 100, which was 44 more than it had in 1983.
		Most observers agreed that a coalition led by the Democrat Party would stand little chance of survival; the party had nowhere near a majority and, moreover, was traditionally the most outspoken critic of military involvement in politics.
	countrystudies.us /thailand/81.htm (3036 words)

	Thailand Election Preview - Council on Foreign Relations
		Thailand could be on the brink of political turmoil as a coalition of opposition groups tries to force Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra out of office.
		Poverty in Thailand fell from 21.3 percent in 2000 to 11.3 percent in 2004, and farming incomes in the northeast rose 40 percent in the same time period, according to the World Bank.
		Thailand's 1997 constitution mandates that all 500 seats must be filled for the parliament to be considered legitimate.
	www.cfr.org /publication/10315/thailand_election_preview.html (1835 words)

	Asia Times: Even if he wins, Thaksin could be a loser
		The choice of Thailand's next prime minister lies not in the hands of the country's more than 40 million voters, but with the 15 judges of the Constitutional Court who are due to rule on the eligibility of the leading candidate, Thaksin Shinawatra.
		Democrats are often perceived as arrogant and insensitive to the poor and Chuan has also lost support for failing to punish corrupt members of his own government.
		The party is a newcomer to the political scene, having been formed as a vehicle for the oft-expressed desire of Thaksin to become prime minster.
	www.atimes.com /reports/CA05Ai01.html (3307 words)

	Thailand Prem in Power - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		He enlisted the support of the Democrat Party and the Social Action Party in the House of Representatives and, in contrast to Kriangsak, appointed mostly civilians to his cabinet.
		One reason for their strength was that the political parties had some success in mobilizing popular support behind economic and social issues.
		A coalition of the Social Action Party, Democrat Party, and National Democracy (Chart Prachathipatai) Party was stitched together and had a small majority in the lower house (the Chart Thai was excluded from the government because it lacked military backing).
	workmall.com /wfb2001/thailand/thailand_history_prem_in_power.html (904 words)

	Democratic Party (United States) Portal @ DemocratGold.com (Democrat Gold) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Currently, during the 109th Congress, the Democratic Party is the minority party in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
		In the 2006 midterm elections, the Democratic Party gained outright majority control in the House of Representatives and effective majority status in the United States Senate, and appears to be set to assume the role of the majority party when the 110th Congress convenes in 2007;
		Democratic Talk Radio - DTR.com was launched to spread the message of the Democratic Party and to provide an on-line home for grassroots Democrats everywhere.
	www.democratgold.com (1881 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		Thailand's top party is under the sway of three friends, whose grip on the south has been a key to the recent success of the Democrats
		In the 1996 election, the party won 47 of the south's 52 seats.
		The PM is widely expected to lead the Democrats to victory in the next election, due by November 2000.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/99/0212/nat3.html (985 words)

	Thailand Cosmopolis
		The House of Representatives in Thailand consists of five hundred members, of which one hundred are elected on a party-list basis (with Thailand as one constituency) and four hundred elected on a constituency basis.
		Only candidates of parties receiving more than 5% of the total number of votes throughout the country are elected.
		Thailand was hard hit by the Asian crisis of 1997.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo13/thailand.htm (586 words)

	CALD News - “Corruption is the issue”—Democrat Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Isra Sunthornvut clarified why the Democrat Party chose to boycott the April 2 snap elections.
		Isra Sunthornvut stated that arriving at the decision was a painful process for the party.
		The decision to boycott the elections was supported by the two other opposition parties that have seats in parliament.
	www.cald.org /news/dp_meeting.htm (219 words)

	Democrat Party of Thailand Celebrates 60th Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On the 27 May 2006 the Democrat Party of Thailand (DP) held a special gala diner to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
		The party leader also pointed out that educational reform, social issues and economic freedom are high on the priority list of the DP.
		In terms of good governance the party leader pointed out that the DP would strengthen the economy by improving the role of small enterprises in the private sector alongside the “king`s sufficiency economy concept” (introduced in 1997 after the financial crisis), and strengthen the safety net for the people.
	www.fnfasia.org /news/thailand/democrat-party-of-thailand.htm (418 words)

	Country Commercial Guide Thailand, Fiscal Year 2000: Chapter 3 Political Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thailand is a major force in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and plays an active role in regional economic organizations such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) and international organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO).
		While the increase in unemployment and tougher living conditions for Thailand's poor and middle classes led to occasional anti-government protests in 1998 and 1999, wide-scale violent political or social unrest did not occur, in part because of Thailand's traditional benign cultural context.
		With the exception of the Democrat Party, Thailand's oldest organized political party, Thai political parties tend to be centered on individual personalities rather than ideologies.
	bangkok.usembassy.gov /services/docs/reports/ccg00-3.htm (906 words)

	(AP) Thailand's Ousted Leader Quits Party \| WKRN.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thailand's deposed premier resigned from his once all-powerful party in a letter faxed from London on Tuesday, after more than 200 colleagues quit the organization in the wake of a military coup.
		Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra insisted his Thai Rak Thai party would survive the fallout, but other key members and analysts pronounced the exodus and Thaksin's resignation as the death knell for the...
		Thaksin assigned deputy party leader Sudarat Keyuraphan to serve as the acting head of the party, but the move was largely seen as ceremonial since the coup leaders have banned all parties from engaging in politics.
	www.wkrn.com /nashville/news/ap-thailands-ousted-leader-quits-party (583 words)

	AllRefer.com - Thailand - Political Developments, 1980-87 \| Thai Information Resource
		Although Prem initially ruled through a coalition cabinet of three parties--the Democrat (Prachathipat) Party, the Social Action (Kit Sangkhom) Party, and the Chart Thai (Thai Nation) Party--his real political base was the armed forces, the traditional source and guarantor of political power (see Political Parties, this ch.).
		For example, the lack of unity among the officers and their allies in the Senate and the political parties was largely to blame for the failure to amend the Constitution in 1983 (see National Assembly, this ch.).
		In the election held on April 18, 1983, for example, the Chart Thai Party captured 73 of 324 seats in the House of Representatives--nearly twice its 1979 total (see table 15, Appendix).
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/thailand/thailand126.html (3202 words)

	<People's Assembly in Thailand> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Based on the success in Phuket, the Party’s General Secretary voiced his idea to have a second workshop for the party branch leaders from 76 provinces as they are “the party’s front lines”.
		I knew that the Democrat Party, as the organizer will do everything to make sure that their first People Assembly will be the “talk of the nation.” The party paid for one hour of live television broadcasting, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM.
		In the foyer, the Democrat Party deployed the space for party’s exhibition and to my surprise they set a beautiful sculpture as a metaphor for “bringing democracy back to the people.” They decorated the setting with powerful quotations of famous philosophers and politicians.
	www.theworldcafe.com /Thailand.html (3671 words)

	Thai Leader's Party Sweeps Elections - CBS News
		The opposition boycott left Thaksin's ruling party uncontested in 278 of 400 constituencies for the lower house of Parliament, leaving little doubt from the start that the embattled prime minister would be returned to office despite allegations of corruption and abuse of power.
		Thaksin appeared unlikely to clinch the decisive mandate he needs to end Thailand's worst political crisis in more than a decade, and party officials admitted they were surprised by the protest vote.
		Candidates from obscure parties with no lawmakers in Parliament ran in the remaining constituencies, and there was no indication that any had enough votes to claim a seat.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/04/03/ap/world/mainD8GOHTPG0.shtml (862 words)

	CNN.com - Thai PM willing to meet compromise - Feb 28, 2006
		Thaksin on Tuesday had said he was willing to meet Abhisit Vejjajiva, leader of the Democrat party, at Abhisit's home or office.
		Thailand's opposition parties would boycott the upcoming elections, Abhisit said Monday.
		The opposition parties have demanded strong political reforms, but Thaksin instead called for a meeting Monday to set up a non-partisan commission to review the situation.
	edition.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/thailand/index.html (498 words)

	Thailand's Thaksin Claims Victory - CBS News
		In Bangkok, the center of the campaign to force Thaksin out of office, the number of abstentions outnumbered votes for his party in most districts, measuring the depth of the feeling against him after weeks of street protests.
		The south, historically a stronghold of the opposition Democrat party, voted strongly against Thaksin, but is underpopulated with relatively few seats in Parliament.
		The opposition boycott of the poll left Thaksin's ruling party uncontested in 278 of 400 constituencies for the lower house of Parliament, leaving little doubt from the start about the outcome.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/04/03/ap/world/mainD8GOK8FGB.shtml (901 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| NATIONS: New Rules of the Game \| 4/14/2000
		Opposition New Aspiration Party MP Adisorn Piangket - who raised the issue of Sanan's wealth in Parliament and filed evidence with the NCCC - is himself under investigation by the NCCC.
		With the Democrats and the NAP both reeling from scandals, tycoon-turned-politician Thaksin Shinawatra and his Thai Rak Thai party stand to benefit.
		He and his party are now seen as the main challengers in the general elections.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/2000/0414/nat.thailand.html (892 words)

	Thai Opposition Warns of Dictatorship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Twenty political parties have put up 2,289 candidates for the polls, but only four or five parties are expected to win seats in the 500-member House of Representatives.
		The Democrat Party, Thailand's oldest, and other opposition groups allege that Thaksin's main aim in seeking so many seats is to amend the 1997 reformist constitution.
		With Thaksin showing approval ratings of as high as 80 percent, the Democrat Party is seemingly resigned to defeat and is simply urging voters to give it enough seats in the house - 201 - to rein in the government's excesses by calling no-confidence motions.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/02/05/52551.xml (625 words)

	USATODAY.com - Thailand's military rulers name interim prime minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Korn Chatikavanij, deputy general secretary of the Democrat Party, said earlier that Surayud is an "appropriate" choice.
		The Democrat Party was the leading opposition to Thaksin's government.
		Although being a former general might give the outside world the impression the military was merely transferring power to one of its cronies, that would be neither true nor relevant, he said.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-09-28-thailand-coup_x.htm (528 words)

	CNN.com - World News: Election Watch
		Assembly: Thailand has a bicameral National Assembly (Rathasapha) consisting of the Senate (Wuthisapha) with 200 seats and the House of Representatives (Sapha Phuthaen Ratsadon) with 500 seats.
		Note: On February 27, Thailand’s main opposition parties — the Democrat Party (Phak Prachatipat - PP), the Thai Nation Party (Phak Chart Thai - PCT) and the People’s Party (Mahachon Party - MP) - announced that they would not field any candidate in the April 2 election.
		Political parties are not allowed to run for seats in the Senate.
	edition.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/asiapcf/thailand4.html (267 words)

	Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Democratic Alliance Party; Democratic Party (Albania); Democratic Party of Albania
		Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Sinagermos); Democratic Party (Cyprus) (Dimokratikon Komma); and the separate Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus) (Demokrat Partisi)
		Democratic Party (Indonesia); Indonesian Democratic Party; Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Party (188 words)

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