Popular Thai opposition leader loses parliamentary seat

Constitutional Court rules Thanathorn violated media shareholdings law

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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of Thailand's anti-military Future Forward Party, talks to pedestrians in Bangkok on Nov. 20. (Photo by Rie Ishii)

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

November 20, 2019 17:14 JST

Updated on November 20, 2019 19:24 JST

BANGKOK -- The popular leader of Thailand's Future Forward Party lost his seat in parliament on Wednesday when the Constitutional Court retroactively disqualified him from an election held in March.