BANGKOK, June 6 (Bloomberg): Thailand’s prime minister front-runner Pita Limjaroenrat said he was prepared to fight a legal complaint over ownership of shares in a defunct media firm, which some analysts say can derail his bid to become the country’s next leader.
Pita, who heads an eight-party coalition of pro-democracy parties that swept the May 14 election, said on Tuesday that he had transferred the shares of ITV Pcl late last month to avoid them being used as a ground to disqualify him for the premier job as attempts were being made to revive the company.
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