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Beware the court blip
News, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2024
» This week, politics will be particularly intense as the Constitutional Court is set to deliver its verdict on the case brought by 40 senators seeking to remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office.
Thai PM court ruling has parties on edge
Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2024
» Coalition parties in the Pheu Thai-led government are expected on Monday to discuss their likely response to the Constitutional Court's ruling on Wednesday as to whether Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin can keep his job.
Uncharted territory and a case of déjà vu
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 09/08/2024
» Another dissolution of another election winner should feel old in Thai politics. But what happened to Move Forward Party is not just déjà vu but uncharted territory. Its dissolution fits a recurrent pattern of systematic subversion of democratic institutions in favour of autocratic preferences in disregard of the will of the majority. The Constitutional Court's breakup of Move Forward also breaks new ground that is increasingly taking centre stage in Thailand's political landscape.
PM plays down foreign concerns over Move Forward ruling
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Thursday acknowledged concerns expressed by other countries about the court-ordered dissolution of the Move Forward Party, but insisted that Thailand is a free and democratic nation that is not swayed by foreign influence.
US and EU express concern about Move Forward demise
Published on 07/08/2024
» The United States and the European Union on Wednesday issued statements expressing serious concern about the Constitutional Court order dissolving the opposition Move Forward Party and its implications for democracy in Thailand.
Move Forward MPs moving to ‘new home’
Published on 07/08/2024
» MPs from the dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP) will move to their “new home” on Friday, according to Sirikanya Tansakun, who is tipped to lead the new party.
‘No interference’ in Move Forward case
Published on 06/08/2024
» The government will not interfere with the judicial process and will explain its position after the Constitutional Court rules on Wednesday on whether the opposition Move Forward Party is to be dissolved, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday.
Will Move Forward be stopped for good?
News, Published on 05/08/2024
» Four years ago, on Feb 21, the Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the Future Forward Party, the predecessor of the Move Forward Party, and banned its executive committee members from contesting elections for 10 years.
Srettha defends integrity in court
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/07/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin submitted a closing statement on Tuesday to the Constitutional Court, insisting he has worked with honesty and integrity amid scrutiny over his appointment of former convict Pichit Chuenban as PM's Office Minister.
PM under mounting pressure
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/07/2024
» A group of 40 former senators who petitioned the Constitutional Court to dismiss Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over his decision to appoint ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister in the last reshuffle said they will submit their closing statement to the court by the end of the month.