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EC asked if ban on leader could apply to all Move Forward candidates

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat meets supporters near Victory Monument in Bangkok on May 4. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

A Palang Pracharath candidate has asked the Election Commission if all Move Forward Party candidates should be barred from holding office if their leader is found to have violated a rule against holding shares in a media business.

Ruangkrai Leekitwattana on Thursday cited the opposition party’s own regulations in seeking an even broader interpretation from the EC in the case of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat.

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