Pita Limjaroenrat, head of the Move Forward Party and the presumptive leading candidate to be Thailand’s next prime minister, issued an appeal this morning for the legislature to back a majority government.
Two days before the upper and lower houses are scheduled to meet and cast a lopsided vote dominated by military appointees to the Senate, Pita issued a video statement in which he called for lawmakers to support “the will of the people.”
“This is Thailand’s opportunity for us to restore some normalcy to the country once again, to give Thailand a chance to have a fair and just government again,” Pita spoke directly into the camera.
The Senate, which is fully appointed by the military, commands 250 votes and is widely expected to oppose his ascension to the premiership despite Move Forward receiving a plurality of votes in the May election.
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