Thai opposition figure will fight 'tooth and nail' for party's survival

Former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat reacts on the day Thailand's Constitutional Court delivers its verdict on his media shareholding case, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 24, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's opposition leader and former prime ministerial hopeful said on Tuesday his Move Forward Party will "fight tooth and nail" for its future amid legal threats that could see the pro-reform group dissolved and its leaders banned from politics.

With a platform appealing to young and urban voters, the party is seen to threaten Thailand's status quo, colliding with the interests of powerful conservatives and the royalist military that blocked its bid to form a government last year.