(Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)The Constitutional Court on Wednesday granted the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) a 15-day extension to submit a written defence in the party dissolution case against it. The original deadline was April 18 but the party requested a 30-day extension. The EC was acting in response to a Jan 31 Constitutional Court ruling that found the Move Forward policy constituted an attempt to undermine the constitutional monarchy. However, Move Forward refused to budge and Pheu Thai went ahead to form a new coalition. Move Forward’s predecessor, the Future Forward Party, was dissolved in 2020 by the charter court following an EC complaint about a campaign finance violation.

Source: Bangkok Post May 01, 2024 22:03 UTC