Thai court rejects Move Forward’s challenge to derailed prime minister bid

BANGKOK, Aug 16: Thailand’s Constitutional Court has rejected a request from the election-winning Move Forward Party to review a parliamentary decision that blocked its prime ministerial candidate from being renominated.

The move on Wednesday all but kills off any hope of the progressive party leading the next government and paves the way for the legislature to hold a vote on another candidate for prime minister as soon as this week.