Thai Rak Thai Party

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The Thai Rak Thai Party was a dominant Thai political party in the early 2000s, founded and led by Thaksin Shinawatra and known for its populist policies and landslide electoral victories.

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Thai Rak Thai Party canonical 3
Thais Love Thais 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
abbreviation TRT
accusation abuse of power
electoral fraud
bannedFromPolitics 2007-05-30
color blue
red
country Thailand
dateFounded 1998-07-14
dissolutionDate 2007-05-30
electoralAchievement landslide victory in 2001 general election
landslide victory in 2005 general election
formedGovernmentWith Chart Thai Party
linked to: Thai Nation Party

New Aspiration Party
Seritham Party
foundedIn Bangkok
founder Thaksin Shinawatra
governingPeriod 2001-2006
headquartersLocation Bangkok
ideology Thai nationalism
economic liberalism
populism
involvedInEvent 2006 Thai general election
2006 Thai military coup d'état
2006 Thai political crisis
languageOfName Thai
leader Thaksin Shinawatra
nameMeaning Thais Love Thais
linked to: Thai Rak Thai Party
notableMember Chaturon Chaisang
Newin Chidchob
Prommin Lertsuridej
Somkid Jatusripitak
Sudarat Keyuraphan
Thaksin Shinawatra
opposedBy Democrat Party (Thailand)
People's Alliance for Democracy
policy 30-baht universal healthcare scheme
debt moratorium for farmers
one tambon one product program
universal healthcare expansion
village fund microcredit program
politicalPosition centre-left
reasonForDissolution constitutional court dissolution
regionActive Thailand
seatsWon2001 248
seatsWon2005 377
successor People Power Party
Pheu Thai Party
targetConstituency rural voters
urban poor

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Thaksin Shinawatra politicalParty Thai Rak Thai Party
Thaksin Shinawatra founderOf Thai Rak Thai Party
Thai Rak Thai Party nameMeaning Thais Love Thais
linked to: Thai Rak Thai Party
Pojaman Na Pombejra politicalConnection Thai Rak Thai Party