Thai Constitutional Court to Rule on Dissolution of Move Forward Party

The court's acceptance of the case against the party for proposing to amend the royal insult law marks the latest chapter in Thailand's political tensions.

Thailand's Constitutional Court has accepted a case seeking the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward Party, alleging it violated the constitution by proposing to amend the royal insult law.
The court's decision follows a pattern of judicial intervention in Thai politics, with the Move Forward Party's predecessor, the Future Forward Party, dissolved in 2020 over election law violations.
The Move Forward Party, which won the most seats in the 2023 election, has been under legal attack, including a suspension of its former leader from Parliament.
If dissolved, executive members of the Move Forward Party could face a 10-year ban on political activity, continuing the struggle between progressive movements and conservative forces in Thailand.
The party's efforts to amend the royal insult law and introduce other democratic reforms have been met with opposition from the military-installed Senate, blocking its pathway to forming a government.