Thai Court Dissolves Main Opposition Party

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward Party and banned its executives from politics for 10 years, in a ruling that could significantly alter the country's political landscape.

The court found that Move Forward had violated the Political Parties Act by attempting to overthrow the democratic regime with the King as Head of State. The party’s actions were deemed to diminish the value of the monarchy and were used in election campaigns and public speeches. The court viewed the party’s proposal to amend the Lese-Majeste Law (Section 112) as an attempt to reduce the monarchy’s status.