Nationalist Party | |
Native Name: | พรรคชาตินิยม |
Foundation: | 6 February 1956 |
Dissolved: | 20 October 1958 |
Headquarters: | Thailand |
Ideology: | Nationalism Anti-communism[1] |
Position: | Right-wing |
Country: | Thailand |
The Nationalist Party (Thai: พรรคชาตินิยม;) was a political party in Thailand founded on 6 February 1956 [2] by Net Poonwiwat was leader and Paisal Chatbood was secretary-general. The Nationalist Party won four seats in the general election of February 1957, which decreased to one seat in another general election held in December that year. Following a coup d'etat on 20 October 1958, the party was ordered to be dissolved by the military junta.[3]