Somchai: Flood donations unlikely to lead to party dissolution

Khaosod•Politics•19m ago

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Former Election Commission member Somchai Srisutthiayakorn stated that flood relief donations by four political parties are unlikely to result in party dissolution.

•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn analyzed the legality of flood relief donations by political parties on November 14, 2026.
•The Democrat Party is described as the most cautious for using the M.R.W. Seni Pramoj Foundation as a intermediary.
•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn noted that party dissolution typically requires the direct acceptance of illegal, grey, or foreign funds.

Overview

•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn provided comments on the issue on November 14, 2026.
•Some political parties opened donations for flood relief using personal or specific accounts instead of direct party accounts to avoid election campaign expenditure calculations.
•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn identified the Democrat Party as the most cautious because it operated through the M.R.W. Seni Pramoj Foundation to ensure transparency and follow foundation regulations.
•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn stated that parties using personal accounts or specific accounts may face questions regarding transparency.
•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn suggested that specific accounts are more suspicious because they may be untraceable once closed.
•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn explained that misuse of funds or fraud would be the personal liability of the individuals involved.
•Somchai Srisutthiayakorn asserted that the four parties in the news are far from dissolution since they did not receive illegal, grey, or foreign money directly into the party.

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Key Entities

Person

Somchai Srisutthiayakorn(สมชัย ศรีสุทธิยากร)

A former member of the Election Commission.

Organization

Democrat Party(พรรคประชาธิปัตย์)

A political party that used a foundation as an intermediary for flood relief donations.

M.R.W. Seni Pramoj Foundation(มูลนิธิ ม.ร.ว.เสนีย์ ปราโมช)

The foundation used as a middleman for donations by the Democrat Party.

Election Commission(กกต.)

The organization where Somchai Srisutthiayakorn previously served as a member.