Young, Harvard-Educated Politician Shakes Up Thailand’s Old Guard

Pita Limjaroenrat’s Move Forward party pulls off an unexpected election victory

Pita Limjaroenrat, head of the victorious Move Forward party in Thailand, thanks supporters during a caravan parade on Monday in Bangkok. Photo: rungroj yongrit/Shutterstock

Three years ago, a small upstart political party emerged as the voice of a new generation of Thailand’s progressive youth, taking on the country’s powerful military and monarchy. Few predicted it would rapidly rise to the top. 

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