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Thailand’s Constitutional Court on February 21 issued a verdict dissolving the Future Forward Party (FFP).

The Thai Senate on February 14 approved the 2020 Budget Bill with 215 votes for and six abstentions.

The House of Representatives of Thailand passed the 2020 budget bill with 257 votes in favour, one against and three abstentions at a special session held on February 13 at the Constitutional Court’s request for re-vote.

Speaker of Thai House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai has called for the House’s special session on February 13 to repeat the second and third readings of the 2020 budget bill to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling.

The Constitutional Court of Thailand on November 20 disqualified leader of the opposition Future Forward Party Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit as a member of parliament for illegally owning shares in a media company while running for election last March.

Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step towards curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country.

Indonesia’s incumbent President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin have been officially declared the winners of the April 17 presidential poll.

Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on June 27 gave its ruling on petitions against the presidential election last April.

As many as 47,000 personnel from the Indonesian police, military and administration are mobilised to secure important landmarks across Jakarta on June 27 when the Constitutional Court (MK) is scheduled to announce its ruling on the presidential election dispute case.

Thousands of armed troops were deployed across Jakarta on June 14 while the Indonesian Constitutional Court was holding a hearing into a petition challenging the 2019 election result.

Thailand’s Democrat Party on June 4 night voted to join the Palang Pracharath alliance, sealing the deal for the party to form a government with a slim majority of 254 votes.

Losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno will challenge the election results at the Constitutional Court following the official announcement of the victory of incumbent President Joko Widodo on May 21.

Six people died and 200 others were injured in civil unrest in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, its governor Anies Baswedan said on May 22 after the the final election result was announced.

Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo, accompanied by his running mate Ma’ruf Amin, made a victory speech in Central Jakarta on May 21, following the official announcement of the results of the presidential and legislative elections.

Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo has declared victory in the presidential election after the release of official poll results on May 21.

The General Election Commission (KPU) of Indonesia said on May 21 that it will soon make an official announcement on the winner of the presidential election, unless a lawsuit regarding the event is lodged in the Constitutional Court.

The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand said that the election re-runs should be organised no later than April 28, ensuring that they do not clash with the King’s coronation rite from May 4-6.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on March 7 ordered the dissolution of the Thai Raksa Chart Party for nominating Princess Ubolratana, a member of the Royal Family, as its candidate for prime minister in the upcoming general election later this month.

The Thai Constitution Protection Association on June 3 issued a statement calling on Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to step down before the Constitutional Court makes a verdict on the scandal related to his wife’s failure to declare her stockholdings.

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) of Thailand passed the House of Representatives election bill and the Senate selection bill on March 8.