Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party, looks on after a news conference at his party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2019. — Reuters pic
The Future Forward Party , fronted by the charismatic auto-parts scion Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, emerged from nowhere in March last year to become Thailand’s third biggest party in the first elections since a 2014 coup. But since their strong poll showing, Thanathorn and his 76 lawmakers have faced relentless rounds of legal cases in Thailand’s courts.
Sixteen party executives, including founder Thanathorn, were also “banned for running for political office for 10 years,” judge Nakarin Mektriarat added.
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