Disbanding of Future Forward party means ruling coalition free to boost its thin majority by poaching members. FMTNews
BANGKOK: The looming dissolution of Thailand’s highest-profile opposition party is set to strengthen the military-backed government’s grip on power as authorities signal their next move against the movement’s popular leader.
History suggests judges will disband the party, leaving the ruling coalition free to boost its thin majority by poaching Future Forward members. Prayuth seized power in a coup in 2014, returned as premier after March’s disputed general election, and for Thanathorn epitomises Thailand’s continuing democratic deficit.There’s “a high possibility” Future Forward could be disbanded before the budget vote once the case reaches the Constitutional Court, said Prajak Kongkirati, the head of the politics department at Thammasat University in Bangkok.
“It likely won’t turn into a big protest in the near future,” said Titipol of Ubon Ratchathani University. Speculation is mounting over whether the expelled members will defect to the ruling alliance, which comprises more than a dozen parties.Though less than two years old, Future Forward surged in the election on a platform that includes rewriting the military-backed constitution, curbing the army’s influence and breaking up oligopolies.
“Looking at previous cases brought against the party, the results have always been negative,” said Prajak from Thammasat University.
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