<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In Thailand, the head of the Move Forward party, Pita Limjaroenrat announced his resignation on Friday as its chief so the party can appoint a new member to serve as Parliament's opposition leader. He finished first in the Country's general election in May but was denied power by Parliament.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The constitution requires the leader of the opposition to be an elected lawmaker and a leader of a political party. Mr. Limjaroenrat is currently suspended from his duties as a member of Parliament pending a court ruling on whether he violated election law.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">He wrote on social media that he decided to resign as Move Forward's leader because he had to comply with the court's order of suspension.</span></p>