The People's Party has announced its readiness to move forward to the elections to resolve the country's crisis. "Teng" apologized to the public for the failure to push the constitutional amendment agenda but remains hopeful about the process of drafting a new constitution. The party vows to continue its efforts despite setbacks.
On 12 Dec 2025 GMT+7, at the Future Forward building, Mr. Natthapong Rueangpanyawut, leader of the People's Party, along with Ms. Sirikanya Tansakul and Mr. Weerayut Kanchuchat, deputy party leaders and the party's prime ministerial candidate, spoke about the party's readiness to proceed with the upcoming election and efforts to push constitutional amendments following the confirmed dissolution of parliament.
Mr. Natthapong stated that since the 2023 election, although the Move Forward Party won as the leading party and made a memorandum of understanding with the Pheu Thai Party, they failed to form a government with Mr. Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister due to Senate votes and breaches of the MOU agreement. Over the past two years, Thailand saw two prime ministers removed by Constitutional Court rulings. The Move Forward Party was dissolved and reemerged as the People's Party after many legal battles. This experience led the People's Party to see that Thailand cannot progress further without reforming the political system and the country's highest rules to align with international standards and true democracy, which means moving forward to draft a new constitution.
Therefore, the People's Party made a memorandum of agreement with the Bhumjaithai Party. However, following the joint parliamentary session vote on 11 Dec and the Prime Minister's announcement of parliament dissolution, as party leader, Mr. Natthapong expressed disappointment that the People's Party's efforts did not succeed. He apologized to the public that despite pushing hard under political constraints, the party could not achieve the ultimate goal of advancing the new constitution process alongside the upcoming election.
Mr. Natthapong continued that at least yesterday's joint parliamentary session passed a referendum question number 1, which is now a legal obligation under the Referendum Act and has been submitted to the Cabinet. He hopes the Cabinet will comply with the law to hold the referendum alongside the next election, allowing the new constitution process to continue moving forward.
. Today, I declare our readiness for the next election. The People's Party is prepared to field candidates in all provinces nationwide. Since our origins as the Future Forward Party, we have not sought to be a political party merely to gain government power or to negotiate ministerial positions. The People's Party is committed to political work aimed at creating change.
Mr. Natthapong added that from the political context since the 2019 election through 2023, the People's Party recognizes that as long as the people's voice is not strong enough, and as long as the party, as a vehicle, cannot consolidate the people's vote strongly enough, it cannot overcome the political system that currently restrains Thailand. Therefore, for the upcoming mission, they remain full of hope. The People's Party believes only the people will not betray themselves.
The People's Party's next mission is to head into the election with the strongest possible support from the people, gaining their trust through policy platforms, the introduction of the party's executive team, and announcing readiness with candidates in every province nationwide. This will help the People's Party grow strong enough to influence the direction of the next government and enable Thailand to progress further.
Mr. Natthapong responded to media questions about whether there was a breach of the MOU, stating that according to the written memorandum of agreement, the reasons given by the Prime Minister apply. In practice, the MOU could not detail everything at signing, such as the specific content of the constitution. Reviewing records of the special committee meetings shows varied debates and reasons from MPs and Senators. Practically, the MOU set broad principles. The People's Party's goal, beyond dissolving parliament quickly, was to proceed with drafting a new constitution closely linked to the people.
In practice, he invited everyone to reconsider that the majority committee draft, with representatives from all parties, excluded the one-third Senate seats, and the government's whip's resolution before yesterday's parliamentary vote aligned with that. However, around noon yesterday, he learned that Bhumjaithai Party's stance might not follow the government's whip's resolution.
Mr. Natthapong stated that everyone should directly question the Prime Minister on why Bhumjaithai Party chose to vote against its own government's whip resolution. The People's Party has consistently taken a stance through committee work and coordination, stating it cannot accept a constitution draft that retains one-third Senate power. So regarding whether the MOU was violated, he urged practical questions be asked of the Prime Minister.
Regarding the next steps, at least the Constitutional Court's ruling requires Question 1 to be subject to a referendum first. The parliament has passed the motion, legally binding the caretaker Cabinet to act accordingly. Therefore, the hope to move forward with drafting a new constitution remains strong. In the upcoming election, the more people support the People's Party, the greater the chance to successfully push the new constitution process.