Partyforumseasia: Banning a popular party is a sensitive political move. In this special case it may be a move backwards and betray the structural and historical weakness of the Monarcho-Military Complex of Thailand. “Smooth as silk”, as the famous tourism logo of the kingdom wants to make us believe, would look different. And the obvious democratic aspirations of Thailand’s younger gemerations show that the ban might be another strategic mistake of the old order. As the French writer Victor Hugo said: “An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”

Yesterday’s comment in the AsiaTimes describes the details:
Move Forward ban a lurch backward for ThailandCourt dissolution of election-winning Move Forward pulls the monarchy into Thailand’s political fray in an unprecedented way.
Link: https://asiatimes.com/2024/08/move-forward-ban-a-lurch-backward-for-thailand/?mc_cid=372a2ab3c8&mc_eid=fedd701c2c