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Added on the 15/05/2023 07:18:12 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thailand's progressive Move Forward party organises victory march through the city as they claim victory in the country's election after a stunning result that decimated military-backed parties, which have ruled the kingdom for nearly a decade. 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
Thai opposition leader Pita Limjaroenrat says he is "ready to be prime minister" after a stunning election result that left his upstart progressive party as the biggest in parliament. SOUNDBITE
Ivory Coast's ruling party fails to make a decision as it meets in Abidjan to choose a candidate for the October presidential election after the sudden death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. IMAGES
Thailand's most popular politician Pita Limjaroenrat leaves the Constitutional Court in Bangkok after he was banned from politics for 10 years and his party dissolved over his attempt to reform the kingdom's royal defamation laws. The court voted "unanimously" to dissolve Pita's Move Forward Party (MFP) and ban its executive board for 10 years, a judge said. IMAGES