Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that the main democratic opposition party, the Forward Party, violates the constitution by making an election promise to amend the lese majeste law, which prohibits defamation of the royal family. In response to this, former conservative politicians submitted a petition to the Election Commission on the 1st asking for the dissolution of the Forward Party, and future decisions will be closely watched.
Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled on January 31 that the main opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party, violated the constitution when it proposed amending the lese majeste law in the general election last May, prohibiting defamation of the royal family. I showed it.
In response to this decision, on the 1st, former conservative politicians and lawyers submitted a series of petitions to the Election Commission demanding the dissolution of the Forward Party.
Former members claim that the reason for the party's dissolution is that the Constitutional Court ruled that the party's policies were intended to overthrow the system with the king as its head of state.
In an interview with NHK, a former lawmaker said, ``Since the Shingo Party has already been ruled unconstitutional, dissolution of the party is inevitable.''
The Election Commission is expected to conduct an investigation and file a complaint with the Constitutional Court, but this may lead to the Forward Party being disbanded.
In Thailand, the New Future Party, which made great strides in the 2019 general election, was ordered to be dissolved by the Constitutional Court, and since then, chaos has continued in various parts of the country due to fierce opposition from democratic factions. The future judgment on the ``Forward Party'' will be watched closely.