In the first round of voting for Thailand’s next prime minister on July 13, Move Forward candidate Pita Limjaroenrat failed to gain enough support from senators to win. Many senators who refused to vote for him, cited Move Forward’s pledge to amend Article 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, although Pita said this was just an excuse not to vote for him.
Pita was prevented from being nominated again in the second round of voting, causing it to end without any vote. The two failures prompted the Move Forward to hand the baton to its coalition partner, the Pheu Thai Party, to try to form the next government.
Asked whether they thought protests would erupt if Move Forward is forced to become an opposition party, respondents said:
– 35.19%: Mass rallies will happen but the authorities will be able to control them.
– 24.81%: Only small protests will happen under the…
