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Party Organization under the Leadership of Thaksin Shinawatra: A Study of
the Thai Rak Thai, Palang Prachachon and Pheu Thai Parties
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Somchai Saenphumi and Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee

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This study aims to study the party organization and intra-party decision making in the party under
the leadership of Thaksin Shinawatra that the intra-party democracy exists or not. Then, the theoretical
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approaches were used to analyze the data in this study, including qualitative methods of research. The
results showed that the candidate selection is selected through a process of selection of the provincial
and regional level. The process was push forward to the executive committee to make a decision which
they would agree or not. However, there were some problems occurred. The decision of Thaksin
Shinawatra is final. By choosing Somchai Wongsawat as prime minister, was a final resolution of Palang
Prachachon party. Nevertheless, there were such many parties disagreed with this, especially Friends of
Newin faction. At last Thaksin and Somchai have to give minister quota to them so that this story has
ended. Submitting Worachais amnesty bill dedicated that the party voted this amnesty bill because it's a
highest possibility for now but need to change some content in there to cover all group by decision of
strategic committee and a lawyer of the party. In summary, the third party is organizing cadre or corporate
party and leaders dominated the party. Victory of party doesn't depend party democratic organization but
it depends on selection skilled and professionalist human resource. It's the most important factor for
election and interests of the party more than democratic factors.
Keyword: Intra-Party Democracy, Party Organization, Intra-Party Decision Making

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Samuel Phillipe Huntington
(Political Institution) Robert Michels
(Iron law of oligarchy) Susan
Scarrow (Intra-party democracy)
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