Mahachon Party

In its first years, it was dominated by a circle of former Thai Nation Party members around Air Marshal Somboon Rahong.

The new executives included the Democrats' former Secretary General Sanan Kachornprasart, and ex-Vice chairman Anek Laothamatas.

Former Mahachon Party member Nitiphoom Naowarat later successfully contested the Bangkok Senator elections.

The party was revived for the 2011 general election and won one party-list seat, agreeing to be part of Yingluck Shinawatra's coalition government.

[2] In the 2019 general election, the party nominated Pauline Ngarmpring as their Prime Ministerial candidate, making her Thailand’s first transgender individual to run for the position.