国际英语资讯:Thai Constitutional Court accepts dissolution bid against brand-new Future Forward Party
<p><span word="BANGKOK">BANGKOK</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 25-- <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Constitutional">Constitutional</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dissolution">dissolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>-<span word="new">new</span> <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="Forward">Forward</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="loan">loan</span>" <span word="but">but</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="accusers">accusers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> "<span word="donation">donation</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Constitutional">Constitutional</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="petition">petition</span> <span word="lodged">lodged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sought">sought</span>-<span word="after">after</span> <span word="disbandment">disbandment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> "<span word="donation">donation</span>" <span word="amounting">amounting</span> <span word="to">to</span> 191 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="baht">baht</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 6.32 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Thanathorn">Thanathorn</span> <span word="Juangroongruangkit">Juangroongruangkit</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="baht">baht</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 331,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Thanathorn">Thanathorn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="loan">loan</span>" <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Thanathorn">Thanathorn</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repayment">repayment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="dismissing">dismissing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="loan">loan</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="Forward">Forward</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="baht">baht</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="canvasser">canvasser</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="Thanathorn">Thanathorn</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> 80 <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p>
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