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Suit seeks Pheu Thai's dissolution

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, centre, poses with Pheu Thai Party leader Dr Cholnan Srikaew, left, and Nattawut Saikuar, right, during their tour of Chiang Mai in September last year. (Photo: Pheu Thai Party)

A petition has been filed with the Election Commission (EC) seeking to disband the main opposition Pheu Thai Party based on an allegation that it has broken election rules.

Sonthiya Sawasdee, a former adviser to the House committee on law, justice and human rights, submitted the petition to the EC on Tuesday, claiming the party has violated the law by allowing a figure banned from politics to work as its canvasser, and letting non-members dominate party affairs.

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