Thai electoral body seeks Pita Limjaroenrat’s disqualification
Move comes a day before the parliament votes on Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become the next prime minister of Thailand.
Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat is mobbed by supporters during a rally ahead of the July 13 parliamentary vote to elect Thailand's next prime minister, Bangkok, July 9, 2023 [Tananchai Keawsowattana/Thai N via AFP]
Published On 12 Jul 202312 Jul 2023
Thailand’s electoral authority has asked the country’s Constitutional Court to disqualify the leader of the youth-led progressive party that won the most seats in recently held general elections.