Chartthai Party and Political Power-Building
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The research aims to study were to 1) the evolution of the establishment of the Chart Thai Party 2) the access to political power of the Chart Thai Party and 3) the creation of the political power of the Chart Thai Party. In this qualitative research investigation, Key informants consisted of fifteen former executive committee members of the Chart Thai Party and former members of the House of Representatives under the Chart Thai Party who held positions between 1974 and 2008. The technique of semi-structured in-depth interviews was used and a descriptive analysis was presented.
The results of research were found that 1) the Chart Thai Party was established based on the political context in 1973. The failure of the government in the period of Field Marshall Thanom Kittikachorn and the Soi Ratchakhru military group’s concern for the domestic political situation in the country resulted in the establishment of the Chart Thai Party in 1974. 2) the Chart Thai Party entered into political power in the period when M.R. Kukrit Pramoj was the Prime Minister.
The participation in the formation of the government was the first step of the Chart Thai Party to play a role in politics, especially in the overseeing of the Ministry of Defense, which was considered to be a very important ministry. The factors leading to the Chart Thai Party gaining political power were the party leaders, the party members, their political ideology, the party policy and the political situation on 6 October 1976, and 3) the Chart Thai Party fostered political power by organizing activities and political participation through the roles of the politicians, the roles of the Executive Board of the Chart Thai Party, the roles of the members of the House of Representatives, the roles of the ministers, and the roles of the prime minister. At the same time, to build political power, they had to use other methods as well. These methods were using power to intimidate, eliminate, damage, destroy, reward, train, build relationships, build personal qualifications, build organizations or political groups, foster political ideology, build confidence, persuade, convince, and develop the economy.
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