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Thai court dissolves opposition Move Forward party that won 2023 election
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240807-thai-court-dissolves-popular-move-forward-party-royal-reform-campaignThai court dissolves opposition Move Forward party that won 2023 election
A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the popular Move Forward opposition party that won elections last year because of its campaign to amend a stringent law against defaming the country's royal family.
Issued on: 07/08/2024 - 12:01
2 min
By: NEWS WIRES
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the popular anti-establishment opposition party, Move Forward, over its controversial campaign to amend a law that protects the powerful monarchy from criticism.
The disbandment of the 2023 election winner is the latest setback for Thailand's major political parties, which remain embroiled in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power with an influential nexus of conservatives, old money families and royalist generals.
[...]
Though the dissolution is likely to anger millions of young and urban voters who backed Move Forward and its progressive agenda, the impact of the ruling is expected to be limited, with only the party's 11 current and former executives banned from politics for 10 years.
That means 143 of its lawmakers will keep their seats and are expected to reorganise under a new party, as they did in 2020, when predecessor Future Forward was disbanded over a campaign funding violation.
[...]
A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the popular Move Forward opposition party that won elections last year because of its campaign to amend a stringent law against defaming the country's royal family.
Issued on: 07/08/2024 - 12:01
2 min
By: NEWS WIRES
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the popular anti-establishment opposition party, Move Forward, over its controversial campaign to amend a law that protects the powerful monarchy from criticism.
The disbandment of the 2023 election winner is the latest setback for Thailand's major political parties, which remain embroiled in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power with an influential nexus of conservatives, old money families and royalist generals.
[...]
Though the dissolution is likely to anger millions of young and urban voters who backed Move Forward and its progressive agenda, the impact of the ruling is expected to be limited, with only the party's 11 current and former executives banned from politics for 10 years.
That means 143 of its lawmakers will keep their seats and are expected to reorganise under a new party, as they did in 2020, when predecessor Future Forward was disbanded over a campaign funding violation.
[...]