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Constitution Court to rule Mon. on Democrat Party dissolution

Thailand political nerds only…

Thailand’s Constitution Court is due to rule Monday on a dissolution case against Prime Minister Abhisit’s Democrat Party. Here are some resources for reading up on the issues at hand:

For analysis, I suggest this Bangkok Pundit post, called “Why would the Democrats be dissolved?”

And here’s a Bangkok Post story about the Election Commission’s recommendation, during the red shirt protests back in April, that the party be dissolved.

The case is also mentioned in this Reuters story about political risks in Thailand.

And finally, today’s Nation offers this graphic, below, explaining the situation. Here’s a bigger version.

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