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Pita future in doubt

EC move could end MFP leader’s PM bid

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat takes selfie with supporters in front of CentralWorld shopping centre in Pathumwan district, Bangkok on Sunday evening. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

If the Election Commission (EC) forwards a case involving Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s previous iTV shareholdings to the Constitutional Court, this could sway senators in the crucial vote for a new PM on Thursday, according to a former election commissioner and an academic.

Former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said if the court accepts the case for consideration, the court can order Mr Pita to be suspended from duty as an MP, which…

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