Thwarted Thai PM challenger Pita resigns as party leader

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 17, 2023 12:52 am

BANGKOK: Pita Limjaroenrat, whose reformist party won the most seats at Thailand's national elections in May, resigned as its leader on Friday.

The young challenger led the Move Forward Party (MFP) to the top spot in the polls, capitalizing on a swell of voters disenchanted by almost a decade of junta-backed rule, before he was blocked by conservatives and suspended as a member of parliament (MP).

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