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New Aspiration Party พรรคความหวังใหม่
Leader	Chavalit Yongchaiyudh (1990–2002) Chingchai Mongkoltham (since 2002)
Secretary-General	Juluek Boonchai
Founded	11 October 1990 (1990-10-11)
Headquarters	Lat Phrao, Bangkok, Thailand
Ideology	Populism^[1]
Political position	Centre
Website
http://www.nap.or.th
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The New Aspiration Party (Thai: พรรคความหวังใหม่, romanized: Phak Khwam Wang Mai) is a political party in Thailand. The party was established in 1990 by General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh after his retirement as Commander-In-Chief of the Royal Thai Army.^[2] This party won the elections of 1996 and formed a coalition government with Chavalit as Prime Minister. The onset of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 diminished the electorate's confidence in the government, and Chavalit was forced to resign.

Discredited as a result of the economic crisis, Chavalit formed a coalition with the populist Thai Rak Thai Party led by Thaksin Shinawatra to take part in the 2001 elections. Shortly after the election, the majority of the New Aspiration Party merged with Thai Rak Thai and Chavalit became the Deputy Prime Minister in Thaksin's cabinet.

After the election in 2001, Thaksin Shinawatra of the Thai Rak Thai Party became prime minister. The New Aspiration Party joined his government. In the following year, the party's majority—including leader Chavalit Yongchaiyudh—merged into the Thai Rak Thai Party. Some members disagreed with this decision: Thita Rangsitpol Manitkul joined the Democrat Party instead, Chalerm Yubamrung revived his Mass Party, and Chingchai Mongkoltham decided to continue the New Aspiration Party.^[3]

In the legislative elections on July 3, 2011, the party won 0.08% of the popular vote and no seats in the House of Representatives.

References

^ Ockey, James (November 2005), "Variations on a Theme: Societal Cleavages and Party Orientations Through Multiple Transitions in Thailand", Party Politics, 11 (6): 728–747, doi:10.1177/1354068805057607, S2CID 145656907, Other leading contenders included New Aspiration, another populist party,...
^ Hewison, Kevin (1997). Political change in Thailand. Routledge. p. 127. ISBN 0-415-14795-6.
^ "Ex-members can join any party". The Nation. 23 April 2002. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016.

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