Ex-magazine editor Chaithawat Tulathon is now the new leader of Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party

The new leader of the 'Move Forward Party', Chaithawat Tulathon, talks to members of the media after he won a vote for the new party leadership during the party's meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, 23 September 2023. Chaithawat becomes the newly leader of the 'Move Forward Party' with the majority of votes of the party committee, after the resignation of Pita Limjaroenrat on 15 September, announcing he could not accept the position of opposition leader. The 'Move Forward Party' won the most seats in the 2023 Thai general election. - EPA-EFE via The Straits Times/ANN

BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's opposition Move Forward named a new leader on Saturday after Pita Limjaroenrat, who led the party to a stunning election victory in May, was thwarted in his efforts to become premier.

Chaithawat Tulathon, a former political magazine editor, will head Move Forward, which won the most seats in parliament on a wave of youth and urban support over its anti-establishment policies.