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Thailand’s Constitutional Court rejects election winners’ challenge to derailed PM bid


BANGKOK, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a request from the election winning Move Forward Party to review a parliamentary decision that blocked its prime ministerial candidate from being re-nominated.

The move all but kills off any hope of the progressive Move Forward leading the next government and paves the way for the legislature to hold another vote on a prime minister as soon as this week. The court said its decision was unanimous.

Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Martin Petty

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