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[B.I.G.]

"The ruling People Power Party came a step closer to extinction yesterday when an Election Commission panel decided that the agency should seek a Constitution Court ruling for the party to be dissolved.

Executives of the PPP, however, said they were not discouraged by the prospect of the party being dissolved, as a 'Plan B' was already in place for a worst-case scenario.

The EC subcommittee agreed the PPP deserved to be disbanded, as its deputy leader Yongyuth Tiyapairat was found by the Supreme Court to be involved with electoral fraud, a source said. The entire political party should be held responsible for Yongyuth's offence, as he was a party executive and his actions benefited the party.

EC secretary-general Suthiphon Thaveechaiygarn said the subcommittee's report and conclusions, along with relevant documents, would be submitted to the agency's chairman, Apichart Sukhagganond.Apichart, in his capacity as the political party registrar, will seek a decision from the five election commissioners, Suthiphon said.

He said the EC would initially determine whether the panel had provided sufficient proof to support its conclusions."

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