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Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young Harvard grad who wants to be Thailand's next PM

Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young businessman-turned-politician whose party has been climbing the polls. Here's how Move Forward is making is mark on mainstream Thai politics.

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Factbox-Parties contesting Thailand's election

Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday to elect 500 members for its House of Representatives. Below are the major parties vying for seats and the chance to form a government.

Reuters

Youth Party Seeks to Move Thailand Forward from Army Control

Pheu Thai and Move Forward share a desire to get the army out of politics and they could form a coalition if their combined seats exceed the majority.

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EC asked if ban on leader could apply to all Move Forward candidates

A Palang Pracharath candidate has asked the Election Commission if all Move Forward Party candidates should be barred from holding office if their leader is found to have violated a rule against holding shares in a media business.

Bangkok Post

Analysis-Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return

Adored by millions and reviled by many, Thai billionaire ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has towered over his country's turbulent politics for more than two decades - even though he's lived mostly in self-exile since the army overthrew him in 2006.

Reuters

Poll disqualification threat looms over Move Forward leader

A candidate of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to consider disqualifying Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat from politics for alleged asset concealment.

Bangkok Post

Is northern Thailand still in love with the Shinawatras?

Emotional ties between the Shinawatra dynasty and voters in the north could be key to the outcome of Sunday’s election.

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Does Thailand’s Election Matter?

The election could be a plus for Thailand’s regional role, which has been sadly diminished over the past two decades.

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A new mother, a Harvard grad and a coup leader: who are Thailand’s election candidates?

This weekend’s election will see political royal Paetongtarn Shinawatra face off against army chiefs

The Guardian - UK

Pannika: Move Forward ready to be core of next government

The Move Forward Party is ready to be the core party in forming a government and its increasing popularity is not just a passing fad, says campaign adviser Pannika Wanich.

Bangkok Post

Thailand's Pita tops PM poll as opposition leads opinion surveys

Another opposition leader emerged as the favourite to be Thailand's next prime minister in a new opinion poll on Friday, just days out from an election that could see an end to nine years of military-backed government.

Reuters

Move Forward closing gap with Pheu Thai: poll

The Move Forward Party (MFP) is becoming more popular as the election nears, according to a new poll.

Bangkok Post

‘Time for a new way’: Thais look for change as election nears

Analysts warn failure to honour the outcome could leave the country weak, divided and at risk of crisis.

Al Jazeera

MFP closing gap with Pheu Thai: Nida

The Move Forward Party (MFP) is trailing Pheu Thai for constituency and party-list MPs but its popularity is rising as the election looms, according to a new pre-election poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

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New mum Paetongtarn ‘ready’ to campaign again

Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday hailed her newborn son as her “secret power” and said she is ready to return to the election campaign trail for the Pheu Thai Party as soon as possible.

Reuters

Thai PM candidate Paetongtarn to resume campaign after birth of child

One of Thailand's leading prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Wednesday said she would next week resume campaigning after giving birth a few days ago, and remains confident of a landslide election win.

Bangkok Post

MFP vows it won't join 'inter-bloc' govt

The Move Forward Party (MFP) will refrain from joining an "inter-bloc" coalition government after the upcoming election, according to Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, the party's campaign assistant.

Bangkok Post

Paetongtarn top choice for PM among Nakhon Sawan voters: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party is the top choice for the post of prime minister among voters in the upper Central province of Nakhon Sawan, followed by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration,…

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Move Forward reveals 100-day roadmap

The Move Forward Party (MFP) on Thursday revealed a roadmap for its first 100 days in office, outlining how it will form the next government and make good on its 300 campaign promises.

The Independent UK

Thai party hopes protesters will become pro-reform voters

Ten of thousands of protesters in Thailand took to the streets in heated demonstrations three years ago seeking democratic reforms

Bangkok Post

Paetongtarn top choice for PM in Si Sa Ket: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party is the top choice for the post of prime minister among eligible voters in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket, followed far behind by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to a survey by the National Institute of…

Reuters

Thailand opposition leader says unity needed to beat military

Thailand's opposition bloc should stick together to dislodge the military from politics and form a government after an election in May, the leader of a popular opposition party told Reuters on the sidelines of a packed campaign rally on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Pita: Opposition must stick together

The country’s opposition bloc should stick together to dislodge the military from politics and form a government after the election in May, Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

This Harvard alum wants to help Thailand reclaim lost decade

The Move Forward Party, which is surging in opinion polls ahead of the May 14 election, wants to reclaim the "lost decade" under a military-backed rule with proposals for sweeping reforms to revitalise Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

Bangkok Post

Young protesters turn to politics

PATHUM THANI: Chonthicha “Lookkate” Jangrew is going door-to-door asking people to vote for her in the May 14 election even though she faces possible jail time on charges of sedition and royal defamation stemming from protests in 2020.

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