Pita Limjaroenrat

Thai politician Pita Limjaroenrat ‘highly confident’ ahead of possible ban

Former prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat says his party will “fight tooth and nail” for its future amid efforts to bring down the party.

Setback for Thailand's Move Forward Party as court accepts dissolution case

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat (C) speaks to the media after a meeting with the working group of seven party allies to form a coalition government on 06 June 2023. The election commission wants to disband the party for violating the constitution.

Thai election commission to ask court to disband Move Forward Party

Thai politician Pita Limjaroenrat was given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 2 years, and a fine of 11,200 baht.

Thai former PM hopeful hit with more legal trouble

Two fresh petitions were submitted to the Election Commission, urging it to seek the Constitutional Court to dissolve the party and possibly ban its leaders from politics for 10 years.

Thailand’s Move Forward Party faces dissolution threat after court order

The Constitutional Court ordered Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat (top) to abandon the plan, which amounts to an attempt to “overthrow the democratic regime of government with the king as a head of state” and therefore in violation of the constitution.

Thai court rules election winners violated constitution on royal insults law

The court deemed the company Pita owned shares in had no broadcast concession and should not be considered a mass media organisation.

Thai court clears former PM hopeful of violating election law

“Of course. I’m not giving up, and it’s just a matter of time,” says Thai election winner Pita Limjaroenrat when asked if he plans to run again.

Thwarted Thai PM candidate Pita vows to run again

Thai politician Pita Limjaroenrat said his reformist party Move Forward had to “restrategise”, acknowledging that election runners-up Pheu Thai had control over the electoral system.

Disqualified reformist Pita Limjaroenrat sees long-term change in Thailand

Pita is stepping down as he can’t take up the opposition leader’s job because of his suspension as a lawmaker.

Former Thai PM frontrunner quits as leader of Move Forward Party