The leader of the pro-monarchy Thai Pakdee party has threatened to seek the dissolution of the People’s party, by asking the Election Commission (EC) to investigate the legal process used in its formation.
Party leader Dr. Warong Dechgitvigrom said in his Facebook post today that he doubts the change of the name, from ‘Thin Ka Khao Chao Wilai’ party to ‘Prachachon’ (People’s) party, fully complies with the law.
He claimed, referencing the EC’s website, that the Thin Ka Khao Chao Wilai party, which was founded in 2012, had only three branch offices, two in the northern region and one in central region, and had none in either the southern or north-eastern regions, as required by the Political Parties Act.
This means that it should have lost its status, according to Warong, adding that, for the sake of transparency, the EC must investigate whether the formation of the People’s party is legitimate.
Meanwhile, the People’s party announced today that public donations have exceeded 20 million baht, while memberships have risen to over 38,000 in the two days since the formation of the party.
The party said on its website last night that the 20,353,671 baht in public donations, received as of 8pm on Saturday night, will be sufficient to fund the party’s operations for three months.
They then gave details of their planned expenditure. 7.9 million baht will go on head office operations, 1.6 million baht on election campaigning and an emergency fund, 6.6 million baht on party activities around the country and 4.1 million baht on other activities.
Recruitment of new members continued today in 38 provinces.
