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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok

‘Our time will come’: Thai leader prevented from becoming PM hails dawn of a new era

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Thailand’s Move Forward party
Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward party, has called Thailand a ‘half-baked democracy’. Photograph: Narong Sangnak/EPA

Pita Limjaroenrat is playing the long game. “Our time will come”, he says confidently. Dressed in a crisp striped shirt, the 43-year-old Harvard graduate has a breezy, businesslike manner.

It’s almost five months since his reformist party, Move Forward, defied expectations and came top in Thailand’s elections. It’s been quite the rollercoaster since: legal cases were filed against him and the party, he was blocked from taking office by rivals, and he is now suspended as an MP.

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