BANGKOK — Thai reformist leader Pita Limjaroenrat's bid to become prime minister ended on Wednesday (July 19), despite his party winning the most votes in the May elections, after the military and pro-royalist establishment blocked his bid for power.
Mr Pita's Move Forward Party has ridden high on the support of young and urban Thais frustrated by nearly a decade of army-backed rule, but its efforts to form a government have stumbled.
Mr Pita's suspension came when Thailand's Constitutional Court said it would proceed with a case that could see the leader disqualified from parliament altogether for owning shares in a media company. After he left the parliament, lawmakers voted by a large margin to rule that he could not be considered for the post a second time.
Thailand's senate is stacked with military appointees, with only 13 of 249 serving senators voting for Mr Pita last week.The Constitutional Court has also agreed to hear a case alleging that MFP's campaign promise to amend Thailand's royal defamation law is tantamount to a plan to"overthrow" the constitutional monarchy.
The coalition backing him is expected to fall in line behind property tycoon Srettha Thavisin, potentially relegating MFP to serve in opposition.
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