By Agence France-Presse Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party says he’ll withdraw his candidacy if parliament does not endorse him next week after knock back by senators against his pledge to reform strict royal defamation laws. Source: Last chance for Thailand’s Pita who says only one more shot at PM
By Chris Barrett Pita Limjaroenrat’s progressive Move Forward Party stunned the military and royalist establishment in May’s election but the junta-appointed Senate has stood in his way. Source: Thailand’s orange wave hits resistance as leader fails in prime minister vote Category: World / Asia
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after seizing power in a 2014 military coup, has announced he is leaving politics Source: Thailand’s prime minister, who took power in a coup, quits politics Category: International