Thailand just isn't ready yet for Move Forward's agenda of change

Despite election victory, Pita's party lacks enough support to have its way

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Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat leaves parliament on July 19 after the suspension of his membership by Thailand's Constitutional Court. (Photo by Ken Kobyashi)

Aim Sinpeng is a senior lecturer in comparative politics at the University of Sydney and the author of "Opposing Democracy in the Digital Age: The Yellow Shirts in Thailand."

The Move Forward Party may have been the surprise winner of Thailand's May election, but it now seems likely to be the main opposition party when the country's next government is formed.

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