"Even if I don’t have the authority to lead, I felt like I still have the legitimacy to lead. It might be two, three years, depending on the government’s performance. Then I’ll come back and become the prime minister or candidate for the next election, because the goal or the endgame for me is to show the world that (an) alternative Thailand is possible, and to be the undisputed leader in the democratic force in the region."
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Unfazed by political blows, Pita Limjaroenrat resolves to come back to lead ‘alternative Thailand’ - Associated Press
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Pita Limjaroenrat
Pita Limjaroenrat (Thai: พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์, RTGS: Phitha Limcharoenrat, pronounced [pʰí(ʔ).tʰāː lím.tɕā.rɤ̄ːn.rát] ⓘ; born 5 September 1980), nicknamed Tim (Thai: ทิม), is a Thai businessman and politician. A member of the House of Representatives, he previously served as Leader of the Move Forward Party, the de facto successor to the dissolved Future Forward Party, from 2020 to 2023. He led Move Forward to become the largest party in the 2023 general election, winning 151 seats, but resigned
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