# Thai constitutional court dissolves largest opposition party

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/politics/155396-thai-constitutional-court-dissolves-largest-opposition-party
- Published: 2024-08-07T16:32:13+07:00
- Author: Thai News ข่าวไทย

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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of the Move Forward 
Party, the largest opposition group, due to its advocacy to amend the lese-majeste
law.

 * Thailand’s Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the largest opposition
   Move Forward Party due to its campaign advocacy to amend the country’s lese-majeste
   law.
 * The court also banned the party’s executive members from politics for 10 years,
   including former leader Pita Limjaroenrat and current leader Chaithawat Tulathon.
 * This decision is significant as the Move Forward Party had won the most seats
   in last year’s general election, impacting the political landscape in Thailand.

This decision is a setback for the progressive party, which had the most seats in
the previous general election. The court also imposed a 10-year ban on the party’s
former and current executive members, including former leader Pita Limjaroenrat 
and current leader Chaithawat Tulathon, preventing them from participating in politics.

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Move Forward’s predecessor, Future Forward, was disbanded in 2020 for violating 
election funding rules, triggering mass youth-led protests calling for democratic
reforms and changes to the royal family. At least 272 people have since been charged
with lese majesty, and a political activist died in pre-trial detention after a 
hunger strike.