BANGKOK -- Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat came up against two roadblocks to his bid for prime minister on Wednesday, as parliament denied his second nomination and the Constitutional Court suspended him while it considers an electoral complaint.
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Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat removes his member of parliament badge as he was ordered to leave the chamber on July 19. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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