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BANGKOK – Thailand’s Constitutional Court docket ordered a brief suspension of prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from Parliament on Wednesday after accepting a case in opposition to him alleging he was unqualified to run in a Could 14 election.
Mr Pita, who was because of contest a parliamentary vote on the premiership on Wednesday, has argued that his possession of shares in a media firm was not a violation of election guidelines.
He has 15 days to reply, the courtroom stated in a press release.
Mr Pita’s election-winning Transfer Ahead Social gathering stated the suspension shouldn’t have an effect on his nomination for the prime ministerial vote, from which rival politicians have been searching for to dam him.
The 42-year-old, US-educated liberal wants the backing of greater than half of the bicameral Parliament to be endorsed as the following prime minister, however should overcome fierce resistance from a army at odds together with his occasion’s anti-establishment ambitions.
He misplaced his preliminary bid final week after being blocked by the army-appointed Senate in a joint vote on the premiership. REUTERS
Thailand courtroom suspends Pita over media shareholding case
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