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People Power Party
political party, Thailand
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history of Thailand
- In Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra
…backing the ousted prime minister—the People Power Party (PPP)—clearly won the most seats in parliament, which effectively amounted to a popular rejection of the coup. The head of the PPP, Samak Sundaravej, became prime minister.
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role of Samak
- In Samak Sundaravej
…Samak helped establish the pro-Thaksin People Power Party (PPP) in August 2007 and became leader of the party. Under Samak’s leadership, the PPP achieved a comfortable plurality win in Thailand’s general election the following December and subsequently was able to form a multiparty governing coalition.
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