During the heyday of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the movement’s epitome was characterised by what many came to know its chairman Jatuporn Prompan for feisty, unrelenting and vocal.
Former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak, chairman of the Sang Anakhot Thai Party (SATP), will move to the Palang Pracharath Party to strengthen the PPRP's economic team, sources said.
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The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party are now involved in a tug-of-war over the ownership of the state welfare scheme, highly popular among grassroots voters, according to political analysts.
Two parties led by veteran political heavyweights Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan and Somkid Jatusripitak have announced an alliance but have stopped short of saying if the move will lead to a merger ahead of next year’s election.