Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit in favor of election winner Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party (MFP). Parliament had stopped Pita from running for prime minister after failing on the first attempt.
Now, for formal reasons, the court declined to examine the ban. This should pave the way for a parliamentary vote on another head of government in the coming days.
The Constitutional Court dismissed the lawsuit because Pita herself was not among the 20 people who filed the application. “Your rights have not been violated and you had no right to file a complaint,” the statement said. Hopes for a government takeover by the anti-establishment party MFP in Thailand have probably been largely dashed.
Rejected by lawmakers
Thailand has been governed by a caretaker government for five months. The largest parties in parliament have so far failed to form a government after Pita was rejected as prime minister by lawmakers. The parliament is expected to make a decision on the prime ministerial candidacy of businessman and political novice Srettha Thavisin of the second-placed Pheu Thai in the coming days.
Source: Krone
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