Ruling Party Marks Second Anniversary, Vows Electoral Victory
Pheu Chon Party marks two years since its August 2023 founding, vowing to win elections and return power to the people despite unfair constitutional mechanisms that favor coup-aligned groups.
On August 9, 2025, Nattapong Rueangpanyawuthi, list MP and leader of the Pheu Chon Party, posted on Facebook on the occasion of the party's two-year anniversary, marking the mission to win elections, transform the country, and return power to the people. He noted that August 9, 2023, was the day the Pheu Chon Party was founded to carry on the political mission and ideology following the dissolution of the Move Forward Party. Tracing the journey further back to August 7, 2016, when the 2017 constitution was approved by referendum, Rueangpanyawuthi explained how mechanisms from the 2014 coup were embedded in the constitution to allow the coup faction's political groups to retain power easily.
In 2018, the Future Forward Party emerged with hopes to create new-style politics with the simple but crucial goal of ensuring ultimate sovereignty rests with the people. Though Future Forward was later dissolved and Move Forward subsequently ended, the determination to change the country through democratic processes remained steadfast. In 2023, Move Forward proved it could win elections despite unfair rules, though popular votes were not converted into government formation. Despite not holding executive power, the party has continued its work as an opposition force conducting rigorous oversight and pushing forward important legislation.
Rueangpanyawuthi stated that as the Pheu Chon Party enters its third year, while it may not be in government and the 2025 election results may not have gone as hoped, these circumstances have not changed the party's core objectives. Winning elections and using state power to transform the country remains a crucial goal, but in the interim, the party will leverage every platform, authority, and opportunity the people grant to advance beneficial change.
He noted that as the coup faction's power has waned, mechanisms embedded in the 2017 constitution have become tools exploited by certain political groups, creating what is termed the "blue regime." This phenomenon has shaken the rule of law and justice system, raising new questions about preventing state failure and strengthening democratic capacity. Beyond domestic political challenges, Thailand faces significant geopolitical shifts requiring new strategic approaches to major powers.
Ultimately, Rueangpanyawuthi argued that today's central political question is not merely agreement or disagreement with particular groups or methods, but rather what direction the country should take and what future Thais envision—a choice between politics based on power networks and patronage, or politics grounded in the belief that ultimate power belongs to the people.
