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Pita case could force new poll

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, right, meets Thai Chamber of Commerce chairman Sanan Angubolkul, left, and representatives of businesspeople and chambers of commerce from 40 countries at the TCC office on Wednesday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Details of shareholding violation complaints against Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat will decide his fate and determine if the May 14 general election is nullified, according to caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

He was responding to questions about the possible scenarios if the Constitutional Court rules against Mr Pita, who holds 42,000 shares in iTV, an independent broadcaster founded in the 1990s.

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