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The policies are aimed at making people healthy, knowledgeable, prosperous, creating a good family, civil society, pleasant environment, enjoying highpriced produce, and developing the country with sound integrity and solidarity.

Suwit was speaking at the party's first annual caucus at Impact Muang Thong Thani, which attracted 10,000 members and party leaders such as Surakiart Sathirathai, Pinij Charusombat, Suchart Tancharoen and Preecha Laohapongchana.

The party appointed Vatana Asavahame as the party chairman, and Police General Pracha Promnok as party chief adviser. Vatana introduced his two sons, Chonsawat and Poolpol as Samut Prakan MP candidates.

Suchart also introduced his son Kachapa or "Mod Dam", a wellknown TV anchorman. to help with the party's election campaign.

Suchart brought members of his Ban Rimnam group to merge with the party.

General Panlop Pinmanee, adviser to the Internal Security Command Operation, accepted to become adviser to the party, overseeing security.

Suwit also unveiled the party's MP candidates under the new proportional system across the country.

Suchart said he had decided to join the Pua Paendin Party because he felt it was neutral and he shared its ideology. Although his group has problems fielding candidates in the Northeast, he said the dust had yet to settle and he expected more political mergers to take place.