Thailand's neighbors in Southeast Asia are condemning Bangkok for dissolving an opposition party Friday, which critics view as the latest sign democracy is in retreat in the region.

The Constitutional Court in Thailand has ordered the Future Forward Party to disband after ruling it violated campaign finance laws, which the party has called trumped up political charges. The court decision, which effectively returns Thailand to a two-party system of red shirts versus white shirts, was swiftly condemned by officials around the region.