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Move Forward Party (MFP)
Thailand’s Strange and Undemocratic Democracy
By Voranai Vanijaka
The kingdom’s senatorial selection is a reminder that although Thailand is no longer under a dictatorship, the dictator’s legacy continues to rule.
Thailand’s MFP Remains Defiant as Crucial Court Decision Looms
By Sebastian Strangio
The popular opposition party faces dissolution over its pledge to amend the country's severe lese-majeste law.
Thai PM Avoids Suspension As Constitutional Court Accepts Ethics Complaint
By Sebastian Strangio
Military-appointed senators are seeking Srettha Thavisin's removal from office after he appointed a minister with a past conviction for bribery.
Even If Thailand’s MFP Is Dissolved, the Monarchy Reform Movement Will Live On
By David Hutt
If disbanded over its pledge to reform the country's "sacred" institution, the Move Forward Party will simply re-emerge in new form.
Thai Constitutional Court Accepts Petition Seeking Dissolution of MFP
By Sebastian Strangio
The opposition Move Forward Party seems almost certain to meet the same fate as its predecessor, Future Forward.
Thai Court Announces Another Harsh Prison Sentence Under Royal Insult Law
By Sebastian Strangio
The 25-year jail term came just days after the Election Commission ordered the disbanding of a major opposition party for advocating the reform of the lese-majeste law.
Thai Election Commission Requests Dissolution of Move Forward Party
By Sebastian Strangio
If the MFP is disbanded, the party's political energy is almost certain to re-emerge in an alternate, and likely more radical, form.
Thai Court Acquits Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra Over Government Funds
By Sebastian Strangio
Yingluck, who served as prime minister from 2011 to 2014, is benefiting from the reconciliation between the Pheu Thai Party and the country's conservative establishment.
Thaksin and Move Forward: Downplaying Their Problems?
By Tita Sanglee
The controversial release of the former prime minister has presented the progressive MFP with a political opportunity.
Former Thai PM Thaksin Freed on Parole After 6 Months
By Sebastian Strangio
As controversy over his parole simmers, attention turns to what influence the controversial former leader will have over Thai politics.
Pita Limjaroenrat’s Vision for Thailand
By Richard Yarrow and Saly Sirothphiphat
In an interview, the opposition MP discusses his political future and the way forward for Thailand.
What Thaksin Shinawatra’s Parole Says About Thai Politics
By Sebastian Strangio
The detained former PM's persecution and rehabilitation have both reflected the use of the country's administrative and legal system for political ends.
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