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Pita: Ready to give way to Pheu Thai if necessary

Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat admits the country can’t wait much longer for a new government, saying that if he cannot overcome Senate opposition to his bid to be prime minister, partner Pheu Thai should be given a chance.

Bangkok Post

Best of friends or enemies?

The Pheu Thai and the Move Forward parties will have an adversarial relationship right through to the next election and beyond, according to a political analyst.

Bangkok Post

MFP stands firm on S112 amendment

The Move Forward Party (MFP) has insisted that it will not back down from its plan to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese majeste law, saying the party does not want to fall into a trap laid by the senators.

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Asian markets jump as US inflation cools

RECAP: Asian stocks rose for a fifth straight day on Friday, on course for their best week this year, as cooling US inflation stoked speculation that the Federal Reserve could pause interest-rate increases after this month.

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Reformist Thai party, thwarted from forming new government, seeks law change to limit Senate's power

The political party that captured first place in Thailand’s general election two months ago only to see the country’s unelected Senators block it from taking power is fighting back

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Chuvit urges Move Forward to back down from 112 demand

If the Move Forward Party wants to be the core for the formation of a government, it should back down from its stand to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code or the lese majeste law, former politician Chuvit Kamolvisit said.

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How Thailand's prime minister race can take a whole new turn

After failing to win over conservatives in his first attempt to become prime minister, things are looking increasingly difficult for pro-democracy leader Pita Limjaroenrat to secure a victory even if he were to try again.

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Abolish senators' right to vote on PM: Piyabutr

The Move Forward Party (MFP) should propose draft legislation seeking to abolish Section 272 of the constitution which gives junta-appointed senators the power to join MPs in selecting the prime minister, Piyabutr Saengkanokkul posted on his Facebook page on Thursday night.

Bangkok Post

Hun Sen uses Pita defeat to warn critics

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has used the occasion of Pita Limjaroenrat’s failure to win the Thai prime ministerial vote to attack the opposition in his own country.

Bangkok Post

Thai elections without democracy

Although it may come across as dramatic and unprecedented, Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s ordeal in trying to take office as prime minister after winning the May 14 election is par for the course in Thai politics over the past two decades.

Bangkok Post

Pita fails to secure support

Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat on Thursday failed to gather enough support in parliament in his nomination to become the country’s 30th prime minister.

Bangkok Post

Thailand’s winning candidate for PM blocked from power

Pita Limjaroenrat fails to get parliamentary backing required to take office but can run again

The Guardian - UK

Thailand’s Pita says won’t give up PM bid despite parliament loss

Reformist candidate said his Move Forward party will re-strategise to win next vote on the premier expected next week.

Al Jazeera

S112 dominates PM debate

Parliamentarians challenged sole prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat over his party’s plan to amend the law that protects the royal institution and questioned his past shareholding in iTV, before a vote on his nomination on Thursday.

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Who is Thai prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat?

Opposition leader who won election with promises of royal reforms faces an uncertain political future.

The Guardian - UK

Leading Thailand candidate for PM warns of ‘high price’ if blocked from power

Pita Limjaroenrat of Thailand’s Move Forward is facing legal hurdles in the lead up to a vital vote in parliament

France 24

Thai lawmakers set to choose a new prime minister

Thai lawmakers are gathering Thursday to select a new prime minister, a process whose outcome is far from certain even though the country’s most progressive party won both the popular vote and the most seats in the House of Representatives in the most recent election.

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Thailand's parliament is set to choose a prime minister, but it might not be the election winner

Thai lawmakers are gathering to select a new prime minister

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Pita: ‘Persecution against me would be costly’

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat says he does not think there is a campaign of political persecution against him, because if there were it would be costly.

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D-Day for Pita, but change inevitable

Tomorrow will probably be the most decisive day in Thailand after nearly a decade of military rule. The key question on everyone’s lips is: Will the conservative forces allow the young leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), Pita Limjaroenrat, to become the next prime minister? And the question which…

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Pita and MFP face two court cases

The legal troubles of Pita Limjaroenrat and the Move Forward Party (MFP) grew on Wednesday as the Constitutional Court accepted two cases on the eve of a vote on Mr Pita’s premiership bid in Parliament.

The Independent UK

Thailand's Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law

Thailand’s state Election Commission says it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country’s next prime minister, Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, has violated election law and referred his case to the Constitutional Court for a ruling

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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.

Bangkok Post

EC recommends terminating Pita’s MP status

The Election Commission (EC) resolved on Wednesday to recommend Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat's status as a member of the House of Representatives be terminated because of his past shareholding in iTV, and asked the Constitutional Court for a final ruling.

The Guardian - UK

Democracy on the line in Thailand as parliament to vote on new PM

Two months after Move Forward’s election gains, Thais will find out whether party’s leader can become PM

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