On Wednesday, the EC resolved to petition the Constitutional Court seeking the disqualification of Pita as an MP for holding 42,000 shares in media firm, iTV Plc, when he filed his papers to run in the May 14 election.
Pita said he felt that he had not been treated fairly by the EC because its investigative panel had never summoned him and given him a chance to explain his position. He also said the EC “appeared to have speeded up the iTV shareholding probe against him ahead of the PM vote on Thursday”.
Pita needs to win a total of at least 376 votes from 500 MPs and 250 senators when Parliament convenes on Thursday to elect Thailand’s 30th prime minister.
In the statement, the EC cited Section 82 paragraph 4 of the Constitution, which says: “In a case where the Election Commission is of the opinion that the membership of any member of the House of Representatives or any…
