Thailand’s national assembly has rejected election winner Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to become prime minister, leaving the country mired in an uneasy stasis between democracy and military domination.
Unelected senators chosen by the previous military junta refused to vote for Pita — a Harvard-educated businessman — citing his desire to reform strict lèse majesté laws against criticism of Thailand’s monarchy.
The senators’ opposition highlights the risk of prolonged political turmoil in south-east Asia’s second-largest economy, with democrats unable to take control but the military rulers reluctant to suppress them overtly given their clear election victory and widespread public support.
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