Chart Thai Party

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Chart Thai Party (Thai: พรรคชาติไทย phak chaat thai), also translated as the Thai Nation Party, is a conservative political party in Thailand.

In the 2001 elections, Chart Thai won 41 seats and joined a majority coalition with the largest party, Thai Rak Thai. The party lost some ground in the 2005 elections, despite the support of popular massage parlor tycoon-cum-politician Chuwit Kamolvisit. The party won 11.4 % of the popular vote and 27 out of 438 seats. The party has colluded with 2 other main opposition parties to boycott the election in hoping to make it impossible for the new government to form. These elections of April 2006 were declared invalid. New elections will be held October 2006.

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