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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Alastair Mccready

Thailand’s Move Forward Party faces potential dissolution as ruling looms

Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat will attend the hearing [File: Patipat Janthong/Reuters]

Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on Wednesday whether the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) violated the constitution when it pledged to amend the country’s lese-majeste law outlawing criticism of the royal family.

Should the court rule against the MFP, the party could be dissolved and its leaders banned for 10 years, marking a sharp turnaround in its fortunes since its stunning election victory a little more than a year ago.

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