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PATHUM THANI/ SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand - A woman hands a bunch of roses to opposition Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat at a campaign rally in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, on March 17.
“However, I must apologise, but the party must push for amendments first,” he says. He notes that this step will be more feasible first, but if the amendments are still rejected, the party will push for its abolishment. Move Forward is not one to shy away from controversial issues and clashes, as evidenced by the years of fiery exchanges it has had while crossing swords with the government coalition and its opposition allies.
Still, Mr Pita believes in finding common ground with other parties. It has, however, ruled out a coalition with theand Ruam Thai Sang Chart parties, led by former army generals who were involved in the 2014 coup. The 42-year-old, a graduate of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, successfully turned around his family’s debt-ridden business, which is now a leading rice-bran oil producer in the region. He served as Grab Thailand’s executive director before entering politics in 2019 with the Future Forward Party.
Much of the conflict centred on two camps – supporters of former premier Thaksin and anti-coup activists, also known as the “red shirts” movement, and supporters of the establishment that viewed the rising Shinawatra-influence as a threat to the military and monarchy.
Mr Thanathorn cannot run for office, nor is he allowed to be a member of a political party. But his presence lingers, with the lanky figure regularly making impassioned rally speeches and appearances with Move Forward candidates. “It opens new doors to possibilities… The impact might not be big in the municipalities, but it gives people hope,” Mr Thanathorn told ST, noting projects that have brought telemedicine and potable tap water to thousands living in two municipalities.
“Thanathorn has a record as a leftist activist, this is something that Pita doesn’t have,” said political analyst Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang.Thailand’s pro-military party fashions itself as a peacemaker ahead of general election “It’s an ideology, a journey for democracy, for equality, for a better Thailand… So I think it goes beyond me now,” said Mr Thanathorn, when asked if his popularity was what still carried the party.Move Forward has no doubt stuck to its guns as a torch-bearer for the pro-democracy movement, with its members lending their support and voice to the youth-led protesters facing criminal prosecution.
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