Thai court disbands political party ahead of March 24 polls for nominating princess.
Leader of Thai Raksa Chart party Preechapol Pongpanich, center, leaves Thai Raksa Chart party to Constitutional Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, March 7, 2019. Thailand's Constitutional Court expected to issue ruling on whether to dissolve the Thai Raksa Chart political party, less than three weeks before long-delayed elections.
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of a major political party ahead of this month’s general election because it nominated a member of the royal family to be its candidate for prime minister. The Thai Raksa Chart Party on Feb. 8 nominated Princess Ubolratana Mahidol as its candidate for the March 24 polls. However, her brother King Maha Vajiralongkorn later that day issued a royal order calling the nomination highly inappropriate and unconstitutional.
The court’s ruling Thursday also banned members of the party’s executive board from political activity for 10 years. Thai Raksa Chart is aligned with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and its dissolution will hinder efforts by parties loyal to Thaksin to form the next government.
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