Progressive liberal and reformist in its stances , it was considered more moderate than the Socialist Party of Thailand . In the 1975 general election , the first free election after long military dictatorship , the party won 6.0 % of the votes and 12 of 269 seats in the House of Representatives . The new leftist parties , together with the long-standing liberal Democrat Party , were placed on the opposition benches . In the run-up to the 1976 election , the party was harassed by its right-wing adversaries . The party 's office was attacked and candidates were assassinated by the far-right and military-backed Red Gaurs paramilitary . Its right-wing opponents accused the New Force Party of siding with the communists in Vietnam and Laos , of having received 152 million baht from the KGB , and of having leaders of Vietnamese descent . The party could stabilize its share of the votes at 6.8 % , but only 3 of its candidates were successful in their respective constituencies . After the democracy movement was shattered in the Thammasat University massacre on 6 October 1976 , the role of the New Force Party was gradually diminished to a tiny splinter party . It has not participated in the last parliamentary election in 2011
Thammasat University massacre
Thammasat University massacre
New Force Party