After severe losses of face (by issuing yellow cards to PPP candidates for “fraud“, by calling by-elections, and by seing the same PPP candidates winning again)… we thought that the Election Commission would have some rest… And would take some holidays.
But this is Thailand, the land of surprises. 
The Election Commission set up a five-member inquiry panel into the possible dissolution of the Matchimathipataya and Chart Thai parties [members of the PPP's coalition] yesterday.
Election commissioner Prapun Naigowit said the disqualification of executives of the two parties for vote buying in the general election fell foul of Section 103 of the election law.
This says that if a party executive member misbehaves, the entire party can be held responsible and dissolved.
No time frame had been set, but the inquiry should proceed quickly he said.
”The dissolution decision rests with the Constitution Court, which will consider whether the party should be held responsible,” he said. (Bangkok Post)
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