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Thai PM’s party on track to win election in blow to pro-democracy camp

Staunch royalist Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai party builds commanding lead on disappointing night for rivals

The Guardian - UK

The pro-democracy People’s party is leading the polls, but Thailand has been here before

Youthful leader feels he can bring change this election despite the fate of its 2023 predecessor, Move Forward, which was dissolved by authorities

The Guardian - UK

Thailand’s politically influential Shinawatra family is fading from centre stage – for now

In the space of just three weeks, the Shinawatra family has suffered a succession of blows that threaten to undo its more than two decades at the top of Thai politics. The first blow came in late August when the constitutional court removed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from premiership for ethical misconduct.

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Thai court to rule on suspended PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s dismissal

Constitutional Court to rule on whether to remove Paetongtarn from office over leaked call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen.

Al Jazeera

Verdict due for Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case

Looming ‘lese majeste’ court ruling holds royal reckoning for Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Al Jazeera

Thailand’s fragile democracy takes another hit with arrest of US academic

Despite the challenges faced by local democratic activists, Thailand has often been an oasis of relative liberalism compared with neighbouring countries such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.

The Conversation

Anger at Thailand’s top court as voters become numb to political chaos

Frustration brews among voters after banning of progressive Move Forward party and removal of Srettha Thavisin as prime minister

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Thailand’s democracy has taken another hit, but the country’s progressive forces won’t be stopped

After two tumultuous weeks in Thai politics, the country has a new prime minister and new opposition party in parliament. The sweeping changes have demonstrated yet again the power of the Constitutional Court over Thailand’s fragile democratic institutions.

The Conversation

Little experience and a lot on her plate: who is Thailand’s new prime minister?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the fourth member of her family to lead Thailand, but she faces a country that has moved on from her father’s era

The Guardian - UK

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest prime minister

Daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra approved as PM after frantic negotiations triggered by ousting of Srettha Thavisin

The Guardian - AU

Thailand’s conservative elites oust prime minister and ban opposition

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dissolved the country’s largest opposition party and official winner of the 2023 general election, Move Forward. The same court has now dismissed Thailand’s prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, in an ethics case for appointing a cabinet minister who was once jailed.

The Conversation

Thailand's Pheu Thai Party Nominates New Prime Minister

Thailand's Pheu Thai party seeks new prime minister amid political challenges and royal defamation law controversy. Coalition partners back candidate. Move...

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‘They are trying to exterminate us’: Thailand’s banned political leader speaks out

Exclusive: Pita Limjaroenrat, whose Move Forward party won the most votes in last year’s election but has been dissolved, vows ‘you cannot stop spring’

The Guardian - UK

Thailand's reformist Move Forward Party, dissolved by court order, regroups as People's Party

Just two days after being disbanded by court order, Thailand’s main progressive political party has regrouped under a new name and vowed to continue its fight for reforms despite continuing opposition from the conservative establishment that blocked the party from taking power despite finishing first in last year’s election

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All Move Forward MPs move to new party

All 143 members of parliament from the court-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP) joined their new political home on Friday, with the main opposition

Bangkok Post

Court dissolves Move Forward Party

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday disbanded the Move Forward Party (MFP) and banned its executives for 10 years.

The Independent UK

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but failed to take power

A court in Thailand has ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which won national elections in 2023, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family

The Guardian - UK

Court bans largest Thai political party over pledge to change lese-majesty law

Leaders of progressive group Move Forward, which won most votes in last year’s election, also barred from politics for 10 years

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Al Jazeera

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

Thailand’s Constitutional Court is deciding whether to dissolve the party over its call for lese-majeste reform.

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Thai Progressive Party Faces Dissolution Threat

Thailand's Constitutional Court to decide on Move Forward Party's alleged constitutional violation regarding royal defamation law changes.

The Guardian - UK

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted for insulting monarchy

Thaksin appears in court accused of lese-majeste relating to 2015 interview with South Korean media

The Independent UK

Former Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases stir political woes

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted release on bail hours after he was formally indicted on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics

France 24

Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted for defaming monarchy

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted release on bail hours after he was formally indicted Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country's monarchy in one of several court cases that have unsteadied Thai politics.

Al Jazeera

Why four court cases could unleash a new crisis in Thai politics

Cases involving the prime minister as well as the leading opposition party are due to be heard on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Thai conscientious objector risks jail in rare refusal of military service

Young men are forced to take part in conscript lottery, but the rich often avoid serving in army

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