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Will Move Forward join Thailand's graveyard of political parties?

Reform-minded opposition group awaits court verdict a year after election win

Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, left, and current leader Chaithawat Tulathon react during a press conference in Bangkok on Jan. 31.   © Reuters

BANGKOK -- When Sitanan Sirisuwa voted for the first time at last May's Thai general elections, she backed the policies of the youthful, reform-minded Move Forward Party. The party secured 151 seats, becoming the largest party in the 500-member legislature.

But the upbeat mood she felt at that time has soured a year later as the 14.4 million voters who endorsed MFP await a court verdict that could force the party to disband.

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