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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/4813bdeaf7986a2b https://verfassungsblog.de/move-forward-party-ban-thailand/ A Standoff Between the Monarchy and the People - On the Ban of Thailand’s Move Forward Party Tonsakulrungruang, Khemthong eng 2024-09-06 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Abusive Constitutionalism Freedom of Speech Monarchy Move Forward Party Party Ban Thailand Thailand Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 7 August 2024, Thailand’s Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the Move Forward Party (MFP), the country’s most popular political party. The dissolution follows a decision in January, when the Constitutional Court ruled that the MFP’s campaign to amend section 112 of the Penal Code (the lèse-majesté law) constituted an attempt to overthrow the democratic regime with the king as head of state (DRKH), which is considered a fundamental principle of the Thai state. The decision is another chapter in a long-standing conflict over the scope of the criminal offense of lèse-majesté, the extent of freedom of expression, and ultimately, the character of the Thai state.