WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) – The United States is concerned about developments in Thailand’s legal system, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday, after two separate complaints against the leader of the party that won the most seats in a May 14 election.
Thailand’s parliament is preparing a second vote on Wednesday on whether Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the progressive Move Forward party, can become prime minister.
An initial vote last week for Pita – who wants to remove the military from politics and dismantle business monopolies, among other changes – was thwarted by a Senate appointed by the royalist military following a 2014 coup.
U.S. officials have said little about the post-election developments in Thailand, a longstanding military ally in a region where Washington is wary of China’s growing influence.
Miller, asked at a regular press briefing about the…
