Pheu Thai Party and Primary Vote: Source and Reason

Abstract

The objectives of this study, “Participation in Nomination Process” is: 1) to investigate nomination process of political party according to law; 2) to investigate nomination process of political party in reality; 3) to investigate primary vote proposal for change nomination system

The study of the participation in nomination process showed that the new 2007 Organic Law on Political Parties mandates that nomination process in local area must providing opportunities for political participation in party’s branch. However the purpose of law is not fulfilled because the process is distorted. Pheu Thai Party, The authoritative political decision is party elite or party committee who has absolute power. The Nomination Process does not depend on local branch. Therefore,The Branch has no real functioning for participation.

Consequently, United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) invoke to Pheu Thai Party for primary vote in nomination process. It was born as a tool to take the nomination process out of hands of the party elites and place it into the hands of general electorate, in balancing the party’s right and the state’s interest.