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Democrat Party Phuea Thai Party

- The strengths of Democrat Party is the structure healthcare, suspension of debt payments, and
of party administration that clearly promotes village funds. These policies cover at least 8
decentralization as seen in the selection of the aspects of the society. The total of 40 policies

regional representatives to become the members includes political, economic, social, and
of the party commission and the deputy leader of technological aspects.
the party. There are representatives from various
- People are the center of the attention according
levels to become a member of the party

commission. to the popular slogan of the party “Phuea Thai
with the People at Heart." If any MPs do any
- The party is not an opportunist by taking misconduct different from the rules of
advantage of the public interest. democracy, justice, and public interests. The

issues of misconduct can lead to the dismissal of
the party administrators.

- The party maintains high leadership with the

attention to the people to move forward

In summary, the indicators of the peace culture in two major political parties are:

Summary and Synthesis of Peace Culture in Phuea Thai Party

Indicator 1: Equality of Human Rights

The policy of Phuea Thai Party comes from the voice of the people. The policy is therefore appealing to

the villagers and actually very practical. The policy of 1 million baht fund per village and 30 baht for
healthcare prevents the villagers to go into debts. For medical treatments, people in any family with a gold
card (ID Card) can have a bypass heart surgery. In addition, the chairman of the commission is selected from

the regional level. In the regions, there are meetings to select someone with experience and expertise to
become a candidate for the head of the commission by being nominated to the central management.

Indicator 2: Development with Collaboration

The collaboration in the democratic process in Phuea Thai Party is to listen to the opinions of the villagers
before the establishment of the party. Before becoming Thai Rak Thai Party (the previous name), the
opinions from all occupational groups were collected. All villagers enjoyed being asked of their needs. The

decision to select candidates in accordance with the regulations of Phuea Thai Party is in a better direction
because the decision was previously made by only a person or a group, (Santi Singhasanti, 2014). The
number of the party branches and members was considered unnecessary for wining of an election. Voters