Conservative forces blocked Pita Limjaroenrat from the job earlier in the year.
Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat faces a legal challenge which could see him banned from running for years.
The 43-year-old led his Move Forward Party to a shock first-place finish in May’s general election, buoyed by young and urban Thais weary of a near-decade of military rule – only to be prevented from becoming premier by royalist and pro-military blocs opposed to his reformist agenda. He also faces a legal challenge thrown at him in the wake of the election, which could see him banned from running for years.“Of course. I’m not giving up, and it’s just a matter of time,” he said when asked if he planned to run again.MFP won the most seats in the May 14 poll, but fell short of an outright majority and joined forces with Pheu Thai.
He lost a first vote, then was blocked from running in a second ballot for the premiership and suspended as an MP by the Constitutional Court over his ownership of media shares, prohibited for lawmakers under Thai law.
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