Thai Court to Rule on Charter Breach Case Against Move Forward

Move Forward Party, Pita accused of toppling governance system
Ruling could pave path for Move Forward Party’s dissolution

Protesters hold up the three-finger salute and a portrait of Pita Limjaroenrat during a protest in Bangkok on July 23.Photographer: Andre Malerba/Bloomberg

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By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Pathom Sangwongwanich

December 25, 2023 at 7:04 AM UTC

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Thailand’s constitutional court will decide next month whether the upstart Move Forward Party had breached the charter with its election campaign to amend the nation’s defamation law that protects the monarchy.

The verdict will be delivered on Jan. 31 for Move Forward, according to a statement by the constitutional court. The party had swept the most seats in parliament on its election pledge but was blocked from forming government by conservative elites aligned with the military and the monarchy.