Upon his return to Thailand a "Hyde Park" space for free speech and assembly was instituted at the Phramane Grounds in Bangkok.
[1] The experiment was not appreciated by the government, however, and in February 1956 restrictions were imposed on the Phramane "Hyde Park".
[3] When it was formed, the Hyde Park Movement Party was the sole left-wing group represented with parliamentary presence.
[4][5][6] The Socialist Front favoured a neutralist foreign policy, and called for Thai withdrawal from SEATO.
[7] In the February 1957 parliamentary election, the Hyde Park Movement Party won two seats.