Judgment day as Thai court to rule on key Shinawatra-linked party

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[BANGKOK] A Thai party which is a crucial cog in the election strategy of the Shinawatra political clan could be dissolved by a court later Thursday for its ill-starred bid to front a princess as its candidate for premier. Read more at The Business Times.

The Constitutional Court will decide later Thursday whether to dissolve the party on allegations it acted in a manner"hostile to the constitutional monarchy".

The intervening years have seen short-lived civilian governments, bloody street protests and another coup - against Thaksin's sister Yingluck in 2014 - that brought the current junta to power. "The vicinity of the court is declared as a control area," he told AFP."There will be no rallies permitted."Thai Raksa Chart was established to back up the Shinawatra's biggest party Pheu Thai.

"If it happens again it ... would spell a tactical electoral challenge for the Thaksin camp," Thitinan told AFP, adding a reprieve for the party will give"momentum" to the Shinawatra campaign.The country is deeply divided between those who loathe the military and fear its return to office after elections, and the anti-Thaksin camp.

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