The Thai Supreme Court’s decision to dissolve the opposition Move Forward Party was “a setback for political pluralism”, a spokeswoman for the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said.
“No democratic system can function without a plurality of parties and candidates,” Nabila Massrali said in a statement on Wednesday.
Massrali stressed that the Move Forward Party received more than 14 million votes and was Thailand’s leading party in the general election in May 2023.
Authorities must ensure that all legitimately elected lawmakers in Thailand’s parliament can continue their work, “regardless of the party from which they were elected,” Massrali said.
