The Pheu Thai Party, which is currently leading the caretaker government, has not only lost two prime ministers in about two years, but may also dissolve the party under the power of the Constitutional Court.
The Thai Constitutional Court is indeed powerful, because many prime ministers and many parties have all been dissolved under the power of the country’s Constitutional Court.
After Ms. Phaythongthan Shinawatra was removed from office by the court on August 29, 2025 For being guilty of leadership ethics after the leaked audio message with Cambodian strongman Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate, her party could collapse again. This is according to reports in various Thai media.
Former senator Rueangkrai Leekitwattana has petitioned Thailand’s election commission to use the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the leaked audio tapes with Samdech Techo as a basis to further dissolve the Pheu Thai Party for violating party rules by accusing its leader, Phay Thongthan, of inciting hostility towards the Thai monarchy.
On September 1, the former senator revealed that he had sent a letter to Thailand’s Election Commission, requesting that the Constitutional Court’s August 29 ruling disqualifying Phay Thong Thanh from office be overturned, arguing that there was a point that could be related to her activities as Pheu Thai Party leader that could be considered a violation of the 2017 Political Parties Act.
He argued that this should be considered credible evidence that The Pheu Thai Party, led by Ms. Phay Thongthan, has committed acts that can be considered hostile to the democratic system of government headed by the king, which is a violation of the law on political parties.
He claimed that the Election Commission can cite all the documents in the judgment to make a decision. If the National Election Commission of Thailand decides to follow such a proposal in this case, the Pheu Thai Party may suffer the same fate as previous parties formed under the shadow of Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra. .
The Pheu Thai Party is 17 years old, founded on September 20, 2007, with Thaksin as its founder. After Thaksin was ousted from power in a coup and exiled from the country, the Pheu Thai Party, which is now seeking support for its third prime ministerial candidacy in more than two years, has created many parties and has generally been dissolved by the Constitutional Court in a row.
The party emerged from the People’s Power Party Which was dissolved by the Constitutional Court after the two Prime Ministers, Samak Sundaravej and Somchai Wongsawat, lost power. The party was founded in 1998 and banned from politics in 2008. Another party, the Thai Rak Thai Party, was founded in 1998 and banned in 2007.
The situation and future of the Pheu Thai Party, which is currently struggling to find parliamentary support to install its third prime minister in more than two years, is uncertain. When the party collapses, it could hamper the political fortunes of the Thaksin clan, which has struggled to maintain a presence in Thai politics for more than 20 years.
If Pheu Thai is dissolved and parliament is dissolved, Thailand will have to hold new elections. At that time, Pheu Thai members will likely split up to find new allies or form a new political party. However, his and the family’s popularity will also decline.
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