It's all frowns in the land of smiles: What is happening in Thai politics?

The renewed political instability has revived long-held fears in a country that has seen more than a dozen military coups in the past century.

Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha told reporters that a vote for a prime minister, which had been scheduled for Friday, could only be held after the Constitutional Court rules on the appeal by the Move Forward Party. An eight-party coalition headed by MFP failed to secure the young reformist candidate Pita Limjareonrat the prime minister's job last month.MFP won the most seats in the lower house with 151, reaching 312 with their coalition partners.

Pita was also suspended as an MP by the Constitutional Court over his ownership of media shares, prohibited for Thai lawmakers, and could yet be barred from politics.All eyes are now on MFP's coalition partner Pheu Thai, which came second in May's election. Pita has said previously his party would support any Pheu Thai nominee but his supporters are furious and small protests against PT have appeared.They both oppose military rule, but MFP and Pheu Thai represent two very different sides of Thai society.

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