Suchatcheewir emphasized that the Thai Progressive Party advocates reforming social security with professional management, online system development, transparency, and accountability. He supports the Election Commission's review of political party policies and warns that accepting money then voting amounts to corruption affecting our children's future.
On 4 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Mr. Suchatcheewir Suwansawat, or Dr. Ae, leader of the Thai Progressive Party and prime ministerial candidate, told reporters during campaigning in Don Mueang district that he strongly agrees with the Election Commission's policy reviews because they help voters decide based on real information. The Thai Progressive Party is a professional party with policies designed by experts in the relevant fields, supported by data and feasible in practice. Some policies elsewhere seem exaggerated or populist to the point of being absurd, which undermines the sanctity of elections and makes people feel politics is about selling dreams—contrary to Thai Progressive Party's focus on policies that can truly be implemented.
When asked about social security policy, Dr. Ae Suchatcheewir said it is time for serious reform based on three key principles.
1. Management by professionals who are honest, knowledgeable in investment, and transparent in information disclosure.
2. A fully functional IT and online system that allows insured persons to access their information, reducing long-standing problems.
3. Long-term investment planning to ensure the fund is sufficient when insured persons retire.
"These are strengths of the Thai Progressive Party: an online system that truly works and a fund managed with a clear strategic plan."
Regarding the worsening problem of vote-buying in the final campaign stretch, Dr. Ae told reporters this has been a longstanding issue. He urged citizens to break this cycle starting with this election and encouraged the Election Commission to perform their duties impartially and transparently, decisively tackling vote-buying for the country's future.
"If you accept money and then vote for that candidate, you are corrupting your own children’s future, because the money used to buy votes is corrupt money. Ultimately, it will lead to corruption in school lunch funds, hospitals, construction projects, causing repeated floods and worsening quality of life."
On the same day, Dr. Khunying Kanlaya Sophonpanich, prime ministerial candidate and chairperson of the Thai Progressive Party, campaigned in Nong Chok district to support Ms. Nattida Taofes, candidate for Bangkok’s 17th constituency (Nong Chok except Khok Faet subdistrict, Lam Phak Chi, Lam Toiting, and parts of Khlong Sam Wa).
First, Dr. Kanlaya and Ms. Nattida met local vendors and shoppers at the 100 Years Nong Chok Market, a community market of Thai people from three religions—Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. The atmosphere was lively with many vendors recognizing and teasing that they were "even more beautiful and charming in person." Many offered encouragement and asked for photos.
Later, Dr. Kanlaya and her team held discussions with faculty from the Ban Suan Learning Center and Ban Suan Mak Kindergarten in Nong Chok district, Bangkok.
Dr. Kanlaya thanked the teachers for their dedication to students and emphasized that schools were established to benefit the community and that children should enjoy learning happily. She shared her personal experience, coming from a rural area in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, starting her education at a temple hall without adequate equipment or facilities as today. After earning her doctorate, she realized clearly that "education can change lives." Every child should receive free education so parents are not burdened financially.
Dr. Kanlaya stated that the Thai Progressive Party values human capital and wants to promote children to reach the highest level of education possible, regardless of their dreams. Education is the answer to life—work, income, and quality of life. With education, there will be good jobs, good salaries, a strong economy, and Thai people can compete globally.
Dr. Kanlaya expressed condolences over the death of an English teacher at a school in San Kamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province, due to administrative workload. She said this incident should not happen again and emphasized that the party’s key policy is to "unlock" teachers to fully focus on teaching without wasting time on other tasks, especially financial administration, so teachers can teach with dignity.
Dr. Kanlaya said that if the Thai Progressive Party forms the government, it will promote measures to reduce teachers’ workload, including: 1) removing all administrative tasks from teachers, canceling their need to handle accounting, procurement, or duplicate paperwork; 2) ending per-student budgets and allocating funds based on actual needs, especially for small schools, allowing hiring of support staff; and 3) abolishing ineffective academic rank systems, replacing report-based evaluations with assessments focused on student outcomes. She also proposed using AI and online accounting to manage documents and budgets, reducing human effort to prevent losing quality educational personnel.
In this final campaign phase, the Thai Progressive Party’s key figures spread out to various areas to present policies and communicate with the public, including Mr. Kongkiat Kornsut, party secretary-general, campaigning in Bang Sue and Dusit; Mr. Kitti Wongkulab, deputy party leader, in Bang Khae and Phasi Charoen; Mr. Worawich Kamphu Na Ayutthaya, deputy party leader, in Lat Phrao and Bueng Kum; and Dr. Chakphan Pornnimit, in Taling Chan district. All received positive responses from local residents.
