Former Move Forward Leaders Celebrate Birthday as Current Executives Skip
Former Future Forward and Move Forward Party leaders Piyabutr Saengkanokkul and Chaitawat Tulathon celebrated their birthdays at a gathering attended by several current People's Party MPs, but notably snubbed by the party's current top executives including leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut. The event highlighted ongoing internal divisions within Thailand's main opposition party, with the 'Piyabutr faction' and 'new generation MPs' continuing their public rivalry. Photos from the wine-fueled party circulated on social media, underscoring the uneasy coexistence between the party's founders and its new leadership.
Orange party members threw a birthday party for Piyabutr Saengkanokkul and Chaitawat Tulathon with wine-sipping and festivities, notably without the current People's Party leadership in attendance. On October 23, 2026, media reported that former Future Forward Party executives gathered the previous evening (October 22) to celebrate the birthdays of former Future Forward Party secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul and former Move Forward Party leader Chaitawat Tulathon. The event featured wine-sipping photos and lively partying amid ongoing tensions between the 'Piyabutr faction' and 'new generation MPs' within the People's Party, which had previously sparked multiple public disputes. Former Future Forward list MP Amrat Chokpamitkul posted photos and videos on Facebook of her attendance, writing 'A warm evening, sending love and encouragement to all.' Media reported that attending MPs and party leaders included Forward Caucus leader Pannika Wanich, former list MP Benja Saengchan, People's Party deputy leader Wirat Lakkhanadisorn, list MP Nattacha Bunchaiyinsawat, Bangkok MPs Supanat Meinchainant, Charayut Jaturaprasit, and Thirayot Phanphum, among others. Notably absent from the photos and video clips were several current People's Party executives, including party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, deputy leaders Sirikanya Tansakul and Pris Wacharasindhu, secretary-general Pichan Chewapattanawong, party spokesperson and list MP Phakamon Hunanon, and list MP Rakchanok Srinok.
