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Added on the 13/07/2023 11:40:10 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thailand's parliament rejected election winner Pita Limjaroenrat's bid to become prime minister. After hours of discussions but a surprisingly swift voting process, Pita failed to secure the 375 parliamentary votes needed to become Thailand's 30th premier, despite his reformist party winning the popular vote in the general election. IMAGES
Images of Pita Limjaroenrat in the parliament as Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended prime minister candidate while it hears a case that could see him disqualified as an MP. IMAGES
Images of Pita Limjaroenrat in the parliament as he will again ask Thailand's parliament to endorse him as prime minister Wednesday but with little chance of wooing the military-appointed senators who scuttled his first bid. IMAGES
MPs arrive at the parliament as Thai reformist Pita Limjaroenrat faces a second uphill battle in a bid to become prime minister. IMAGES
Thailand's parliament opens to vote for a prime minister, with frontrunner Pita Limjaroenrat saying he was confident despite a barrage of last-minute hurdles that could undo his bid for the premiership. IMAGES