The Latest Breaking News from Move Forward Party

Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday hailed the election-winning Move Forward Party as disruptors who mastered social media, and said aging army generals central to years of turmoil should retire with dignity.

An opposition leader in Thailand on Tuesday urged holdout parties to join an alliance with election winners to block defeated military-backed parties from forming a minority government.

The Khon Kaen Chamber of Commerce is calling for a rapid endorsement of the election results to facilitate the timely injection of the fiscal 2024 budget into the Thai economy.

The business sector is calling for a new government to be quickly established and its policies to be agreed upon by the coalition parties, saying this will greatly affect the country's confidence.

Thailand's top two opposition parties scored a resounding victory over military-allied parties in Sunday's election and on Monday began seeking coalition partners to overcome the votes of an appointed Senate to pick a prime minister.

Bangkok (AFP) - Harvard graduate, corporate titan and unlikely pro-democracy champion, 42-year-old Pita Limjaroenrat has shocked the Thai establishment with a grassroots campaign pushing royal reform that has seen him emerge as a frontrunner to be the kingdom's next prime minister.

Two senators have indicated they will not vote to support Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as the new prime minister, questioning his attitude towards the monarchy.

Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party claimed victory in the country's election Monday after a stunning result that decimated military-backed parties, which have ruled the kingdom for nearly a decade.

The Election Commission (EC) finished its vote counting on Monday morning and announced the Move Forward Party’s victory in the May 14 general election.