Young pro-reform candidate won over many in the electorate – but not military appointees who blocked him from being PM
After almost a decade of rule by the former army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha, many voters in the recent Thai election longed for change. More than 14 million turned to pro-reform politician Pita Limjaroenrat and his party Move Forward.
Pita, aged 42, is far younger than most politicians in Thailand, and he and his party were able to use social media to reach new voters.
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