No Holds Barred - Reviving the Red Shirt Power in the February 8 Election

The Pheu Thai Party's longstanding grassroots support base has been the Red Shirt movement - a grassroots political movement fighting for democratic rights amid bullets and suppression. In recent years, many have claimed the Red Shirts have dissolved over time and become disillusioned with Pheu Thai's collaboration with conservative powers. In the 2026 election, there are interesting attempts to revive the Red Shirt movement's energy! Natawut Saikua, a key National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) leader, is playing a primary role on Pheu Thai's campaign stages, with speech styles that resonate with the masses and hopes of rekindling Red Shirt power. The goal is to bring Red Shirt supporters back as a crucial electoral force to support Pheu Thai, hoping to revive memories of being a party with democratic policies that truly address people's everyday needs. This echoes the era of the Thai Rak Thai Party with Thaksin Shinawatra as its symbol - a new political approach under the 1997 Constitution that opened up democratic spaces and strengthened political party systems.