Thailand's Move Forward shifts focus from royal reform to military

Main opposition party hopes to avoid dissolution after lese-majeste ruling

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Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat reacts to the ruling by Thailand's Constitutional Court ruling on the party's bid to amend a law against insulting the monarchy. © Reuters

KOSUKE INOUE, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thailand's main opposition Move Forward Party is hoping to avoid dissolution by pivoting from its signature policy of amending the country's lese-majeste law to focus on military reform.

Move Forward had removed the revision of lese-majeste, which penalizes insulting the king or other senior royals, from the list of major policies on its official website as of Tuesday.

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