Author: Philip J. Heijmans

Thailand’s main opposition party faces possible dissolution as top constitutional judges prepare to make critical decisions this month, potentially leading to the ousting of the Prime Minister and causing fresh instability in the country. Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the reformist Move Forward Party, expressed concerns over the potential consequences of the court rulings in an interview, predicting a “political inferno” in Thailand. The court cases in question involve allegations of electoral rule violations by Move Forward Party related to campaigning to amend a strict royal defamation law. The outcome of these cases could determine the fate of the party…