On Monday, Thailand's election commission - an independent government body that oversees races and can disqualify candidates - recommended the dissolution of his party. The commission accused the Democrat Party of accepting an $8 million campaign donation from a private company and for mishandling funds the commission allocated to it.

The commission's recommendation will now be considered by the country's attorney general's office. If it agrees, the country's Constitution Court will ultimately issue a ruling.

If the 64-year-old party is dissolved, its senior leaders, including Abhisit, will be banned from politics for five years. The process can take up to six months.

Meanwhile, the demonstrators said on Wednesday they intended to spend the day vacating one of two locations in the capital where they have camped out by the thousands. The protesters have been demanding for days that Abhisit dissolve the lower house of the parliament and call new elections.

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