Thai Politics in B.E. 2540 (1997) – B.E. 2553 (2010): Driving the People's Politics of Ideological Groups of Different Colors

Abstract

This academic article aims to study the reform of Thai politics with the driving of the people's sector until the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2540 was obtained. Furthermore, this academic article also analyzes together with the framework of the movement of class ideology mass groups with different political views in Thai society. It was found that the 1997 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand or “People's Constitution” contained provisions aimed to create a civilian government with efficiency administration in the political system. Later, In the year 2005 “Thai Rak Thai party” was able to win the election decisively and successfully form a one-party government, but it has sparked a movement of the yellow shirts to attack the political ethics of the government leaders which has intensified with various political discourses, For Example, a treasonous government, a corruption government, and a parliamentary dictatorship. After the 2006 coup, there was a rebellion of the Red Shirts who continued to support the Thaksin regime. They felt they were unfairly abused by double standards from the elite and middle-class under the military's support that have overthrew the symbolic leaders of the grassroots class, and heavily eradicated the political network of the Red Shirts as well. Therefore, the colors of the two groups from above is a political battle that aims to protect class benefit in the democratic views that they believed by the consumption of information through the ideological leaders' media strategy. Although, there appears to be a serious conflict over class ideology, but it is considered as an important political lesson that affects to the development of ideological democracy in Thai society.