Thai Court Rejects Government Move to Change Formation of Senate

The nine-member court agreed five to four that the government’s bill breached section 68 of the constitution, which protects against changes that would “overthrow the democratic regime of government,” according to a televised ruling. The decision may spark a backlash from tens of thousands of government supporters who gathered in Bangkok in recent days to counter street demonstrations from rival groups seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Members of Yingluck’s ruling Pheu Thai party this week questioned the court’s authority to rule on the case. STORY: The Latest Apple-Samsung Ruling Is a Mixed Bag “Political tension may escalate if lawmakers in the ruling coalition and some senators reject the Constitutional Court’s authority,” Jade Donavanik, dean of the graduate school of law at Bangkok’s Siam University, said by phone. “This would trigger a confrontation between supporters and opponents of the government.” The benchmark SET Index (SET) slid 0.5 percent after the court ruling, reversing an earlier gain, and the baht weakened 0.3 percent against the dollar as of 4:11 p.m. in Bangkok.

Thai Court Rejects Government Move to Change Formation of Senate

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