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


  • World
  • Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023

FILE PHOTO Move Forward Party Leader Pita Limjaroenrat looks on at a voting session for a new prime minister at the parliament in Bangkok Thailand July 13 2023. REUTERSAthit PerawongmethaFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Move Forward Party Leader Pita Limjaroenrat looks on at a voting session for a new prime minister at the parliament, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK (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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