People Power Party dissolution case
The Election Commission (EC) will decide today if the People Power Party should be dissolved and whether to submit the case to the Office of the Attorney General.
If the EC decides the party should face dissolution, the Constitution Court will consider the matter, but the soonest it is likely to reach a verdict will be the end of the year.
Step by step:
l Election Commission submits case to the Attorney General.
l If the Attorney General agrees with the EC's decision, it submits the case to the Constitution Court within 30 days. If it disagrees, a joint-panel made up of members of the EC and Office of the Attorney General is appointed to study the case and submit it to court within 30 days. Otherwise, the EC can submit the case itself.
l After the Constitution Court accepts the case, nine judges are expected to take three or four months before delivering a verdict.
l If the party is dissolved, party executives could face losing their voting rights for five years. Other MPs would have to join a new party within 60 days.
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