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August 7, 2024

Thai Court Orders Disbandment of Country's Largest Opposition Political Party
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Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered the disbandment of the
country's largest opposition party, claiming it violated election rules
by campaigning against a law that outlaws criticism of Thailand's royal
family. Some 150 lawmakers with the youth-led Move Forward must now
transfer to a new political party. The party had won the most seats in
the 2023 election but was blocked from taking power.


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