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Chart Pattana Puea Pandin Party
พรรคชาติพัฒนาเพื่อแผ่นดินLeader Wannarat Channukul Chief Advisor Suwat Liptapanlop[1] Founded 3 October 2007 Headquarters Dusit, Bangkok Ideology Populism Official colors Blue and Yellow House of Representatives 7 / 500Website Cpnparty.com Politics of Thailand
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ElectionsThe Chart Pattana Puea Pandin Party[2] (Thai: พรรคชาติพัฒนาเพื่อแผ่นดิน, English: National Development Party for the Homeland) is a Thai political party. It is the official continuation of the Ruam Chart Pattana Party,[3] and was formed in 2011 by the merger of this party with the Puea Pandin Party.[4] The leader of the party is Wannarat Channukul. In the election on 3 July 2011, the party won 7 of the 500 seats in the House of Representatives, five constituency-based and two on the party list. Before the elections, Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana and Puea Pandin together had 41 seats. After the elections and Pheu Thai Party's victory, the party agreed with Pheu Thai and three other minor parties to form a coalition government under the leadership of Yingluck Shinawatra.
Ruam Chart Pattana Party
The Ruam Chart Pattana, or Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana (Thais United National Development Party) was formed as a merger of Thais United and the National Development Party in September 2007.[5] In the Thai general election, 2007, the party received enough votes to gain eight out of 480 seats in the House of Representatives of Thailand. The party was a member of the six-party coalition government led by the Democrat Party's leader, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The party's leader Wannarat Channukul was Minister of Energy in Abhisit's cabinet.
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References
- ^ "Phalang Chon eyes sports portfolio". Bangkok Post. 6 July 2011. http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/245650/.
- ^ "ประกาศนายทะเบียนพรรคการเมือง เรื่อง ตอบรับการเปลี่ยนแปลงชื่อ ชื่อย่อ นโยบาย และข้อบังคับของพรรครวมชาติพัฒนา [Political parties registrar annoucement Re: Response for changing name, abbreviations, policies and regulations of Ruam Chart Pattana Party]" (in Thai) (pdf). Royal Thai Government Gazette 128 (part 117 D): 54. 11 August 2011. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2554/D/117/38.PDF. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Ruam Chart Pattana to be renamed", Bangkok Post, 7 April 2011, http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/230834/ruam-chat-pattana-to-be-renamed, retrieved 7 July 2011
- ^ "Puea Pandin, Ruam Chart Pattana mull merger", The Nation, 21 Dec 2010, http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2010/12/21/national/Puea-Pandin-Ruam-Chart-Pattana-mull-merger-30144851.html, retrieved 7 July 2011
- ^ 2 Thai political groups merge for co-founding new party, People's Daily Online, 14 Sep 2007
Political parties in Thailand 
In Coalition Government Pheu Thai Party (265) – Chartthaipattana Party (19) – Chart Pattana Puea Pandin Party (7) – Phalang Chon Party (7) – Mahachon Party (1) – New Democracy Party (1)In Opposition Democrat Party (159) – Bhumjaithai Party (34) – Rak Thailand Party (4) – Matubhum Party (2) – Rak Santi Party (1)Extra-parliamentary Pracharaj Party – Social Action Party – New Politics PartyDefunct parties Khana Ratsadon – Socialist Party of Thailand – Phalang Dharma Party – Thais United – National Development Party – New Aspiration Party – Puea Pandin PartyDissolved parties 
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