He has 15 days to respond to the temporary suspension. Read more at straitstimes.com.
from Parliament on Wednesday after accepting a case against him alleging he was unqualified to run in a May 14 election.
Mr Pita, who was due to contest a parliamentary vote on the premiership on Wednesday, has argued that his ownership of shares in a media company was not a violation of election rules.Mr Pita’s election-winning Move Forward Party said the suspension should not affect his nomination for the prime ministerial vote, from which rival politicians have been seeking to block him.
The 42-year-old, US-educated liberal needs the backing of more than half of the bicameral Parliament to be endorsed as the next prime minister, but must overcome fierce resistance from a military at odds with his party’s anti-establishment ambitions. He lost his initial bid last week after being blocked by the army-appointed Senate in a joint vote on the premiership. REUTERS
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