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Thailand's electoral commission passed a resolution on Tuesday asking a court to disband the opposition Move Forward party.

Thailand’s Election Commission has turned to the Constitutional Court to disband the party that won the most votes in the last election, claiming that it violated Section 112 (lèse-majesté) of the country’s Criminal Code. A similar ban occurred to another party in 2020.

BANGKOK -- The Election Commission of Thailand said Tuesday it is seeking to dissolve the Move Forward Party, with members unanimously agreeing to pet

Thailand's election commission on Tuesday passed a resolution to request a court to dissolve the opposition Move Forward party. The move followed a ruling by the Constitutional Court in January that said Move Forward, which won last year's general election, had violated the constitution with its plans to change a law against insulting the monarchy, saying the campaign was a hidden effort to undermine the powerful crown. "There is evidence that Move Forward undermines the democratic system with the king as the head of state," the Election Commission said in a statement on ...

The move comes after a ruling by the Constitutional Court that said Move Forward violated the constitution with its plans to change a law against insulting the monarchy.