In 2020, Move Forward’s predecessor party Future Forward was dissolved and its leaders banned from politics for 10 years by the constitutional court after it was found to have breached funding rules. Move Forward has questioned if there are efforts to revive the company’s media operations as part of a political attack. Previous financial reports either noted that the company was a media business but not operating, or described the company in other terms. Move Forward say it was only recently, in iTV’s latest financial report, that the company description changed, so that it was listed as a media business providing advertising services. The latest legal case has dominated the news in Thailand, with daily updates reporting technicalities of the law and of iTV’s records and shareholder meetings. The latter promise is especially sensitive, and conservatives oppose any weakening of the law. It also promised to tackle the big, powerful monopolies that dominate the economy, and reform the strict lese majesty law that shields the king from criticism. Move Forward campaigned on a promise of major changes, including removing the military from politics, reducing its budget and scrapping mandatory conscription. “Move Forward has created a feeling of fear among these conservative segments in Thailand,” he added. That Pita was facing a legal challenge could provide senators with a reason not to back him, said Siripan, who added that many were already nervous of the party’s reformist agenda.
If they do not, the country could face a deadlock. It is unclear if enough senators – who are perceived as being mostly aligned with the conservative military establishment – will vote for Pita. Pita was already facing an uphill battle to take power because Thailand’s electoral rules require him to pass a joint vote by both the 500-member House of Representatives and the Senate, whose 250 unelected members were appointed by the military after the coup in 2014. The investigations add to the obstacles for Move Forward. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the incumbent Thai prime minister. Pita has denied the allegations, saying the shares were inherited from his late father and that iTV, the company in question, has not operated as a media business since 2007.
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It follows a series of petitions filed against Pita by his opponents. The case centres on a claim that Pita owned shares in a media company, which would be a breach of election rules. The Election Commission said last week that it was pursuing an investigation into Pita to determine whether he ran despite being aware that he was ineligible. Move Forward, which is hugely popular among younger voters, has since announced it has agreed to form a coalition with other opposition parties.īut Thailand’s election rules, combined with a legal case hanging over the party’s leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, means its path to power is uncertain. The progressive Move Forward party stunned many observers by winning the most seats in May’s election after promising change in a country that has been ruled by coup-maker Prayuth Chan-ocha for nine years.
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