Thailand's main political parties 3 July 2011. Al Jazeera. ”Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's ruling Democrat Party was founded in 1946. It is conservative, pro-monarchy and establishment, backed by the military and most of the Bangkok-based elite.”
Democrat Party (DP) / Phak Prachathipat GlobalSecurity.org. ”Of the four ruling coalition parties in 1987, the Democrat Party was considered to be somewhat liberal, despite its beginning in 1946 as a conservative, monarchist party.”
