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DARK SECRETS: Ec resolves to terminate pita s mp status | Vintage Vibes

Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat's name will be proposed on Thursday as a prime ministerial candidate in a joint sitting of the House and Senate, regardless of whether he has MP status or not.

The Election Commission (EC) resolved on Wednesday to recommend Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat's status as a member of the House of Representatives be terminated because of his past shareholding in iTV, and asked the Constitutional Court for a final ruling.

The EC said its decision was based on Sections 101(6) and 98(3) of the constitution, which set out the qualifications required of candidates for election to the House, and criteria for the termination of an MP's  status.

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