Thailand’s former PM contender awaiting court decision on whether to dissolve party

FILE - Former leader of the Move Forward party, Pita Limjaroenrat, is shown during an interview at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 1, 2024.

Thai progressive leader Pita Limjaroenrat and his Move Forward party won the biggest bloc in the country’s House of Representatives in elections last year. But Pita’s bid to become the country’s prime minister failed to receive enough support in the parliament.