Court suspends Move Forward’s Pita Limjaroenrat from parliament as rivals vote against him taking office
The leader of Thailand’s pro-reform party has had his final attempt to become prime minister blocked by military royalist opponents, as a court suspended him from parliament.
Pita Limjaroenrat’s Move Forward party won the most votes in May’s election after promising bold changes to remove the military from politics and overhaul a law that shields the powerful monarchy from criticism. But the party is strongly opposed by the conservative establishment and has faced significant challenges in trying to take power.
