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Numerous foreign media outlets have been reporting on the double hit suffered by Move Forward’s PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat on Wednesday, which dashed his hopes of becoming Thailand’s next PM. Pita was temporarily suspended from his duties as an MP by a Constitutional Court order, relating to a media shareholding case. As if that were
After the vote on Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s re-nomination, several senators and MPs left parliament by boat, from the rear of the compound, to avoid protesters who are gathered at the front. Supporters of the Move Forward party have been gathering in front of parliament since this morning (Wednesday) and many of them are
The spotlight has now turned on the Pheu Thai Party, which is likely to take over from the Move Forward party in forming the next government, after they lost their bid to nominate their leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime minister today (Wednesday). Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew reconfirmed the unity of the eight political parties
Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s hopes of becoming Thailand’s next prime minister were dashed today (Wednesday) after legislators voted against his re-nomination – less than a week after his first attempt was rejected. The vote came after more than eight hours of heated debate over whether his re-nomination was against House regulations. His opponents
Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said this afternoon Thailand has changed since the general election in May and the people are now “half way to victory”. In his parting shot as he prepared to leave the parliament chamber after being told by the Constitutional Court to suspend his parliamentary duty, Pita asked his fellow
Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat made a last-minute appeal to senators to uphold principles and to respect the mandate of the people, ahead of the joint sitting of the parliament today to select Thailand’s new prime minister. In his Facebook post today, Pita, Move Forward’s sole prime ministerial candidate, said that, under normal circumstances
Move Forward Party releases an urgent announcement saying its leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s candidacy for the premiership is not affected by the Constitutional Court’s order for him to cease his duties as an MP. The order came after the Court agreed to consider Pita’s iTV share ownership case, at the request of the Election Commission. Pita
Charter Court orders Pita to stop performing his parliamentary duties immediately The Constitutional Court unanimously agreed today (Wednesday) to accept for consideration Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s iTV share ownership case and, in a majority decision, ordered him to stop performing his duties as an MP immediately. Pita has remained in the parliament chamber
Motorists are advised to avoid three roads, which are closed to all traffic as part of heightened security during the joint sitting of parliament to select Thailand’s next prime minister. The roads are: Samsen Road, from Bang Krabue intersection to the entrance to Boon Rawd Brewery Pracharat Road 1, from Kiak Kai intersection to Bang
There will be no Bhumjaithai party in a coalition with Move Forward, said Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul this morning (Wednesday) when asked about the possibility. Anutin said that, during the meeting today, his party members agreed to follow the house rules and the party’s principle against the amendment of the lèse majesté law. As
Supporters of the Move Forward party, among them the “United Front for Thammasat and Demonstration”, “Respect My Vote” and “We Volunteer”, plan to gather at the Democracy monument at 5pm today in protest against senators. The groups is urging members of the public to wear black and join the protest. Meanwhile, Arnon Nampa, of Thai
5.10pm: The attempt to renominate Pita for prime minister failed in voting, by the joint sitting of MPs and senators, on a motion against the renomination, by 395 votes to 312 and eight abstentions. 5.05pm: House Speaker Wan Muhamad opens voting on a motion against the renomination of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat as prime
