pita limjaroenrat�*s progressive move forward party had built a multi—party coalition but he came 51 support to win the next vote. 0ur correspondentjonathan head is in thailand with more. these are all supporters of the reformist party move forward together here this park outside the thai parliament throughout today watch the vote as it came in on a big screen behind me and there were cheers every time an mp stood up to support the leader, pita limjaroenrat, for prime minister and cheers and boos and colourful language every time an mp and in particular the underling that senators stood up to oppose him. few people here are surprised by this result. everyone expected this was what would happen — that's what the senate was put therefore by the military government in the past. at the same time, many are bitterly disappointed and some are saying what was the point in voting with such passion back in may for a platform of sweeping change if what they voted for is not being reflected by the choice of government in parliament? could you can come back next week with their coalition partners

thailand failed to elect a new prime minister on thursday, after pita limjaroenrat fell short of securing to gather enough support to win in the next vote, which is expected next week. 0ur correspondentjonathan head is in thailand with more. these are all supporters of the reformist party, move forward, who gathered here at this park outside the thai parliament throughout today to watch the vote as it came in on a big screen behind me and there were cheers every time an mp stood up to support the move forward leader, pita limjaroenrat, for prime minister and jeers and boos and some very colourful language every time an mp — and, in particular, the unelected senators — stood up to oppose him. few people here are surprised by this result. everyone expected this is was what would happen — that's what the senate was put there for by the military government in the past. at the same time, many are bitterly disappointed. some are saying, "what was the point in voting with such "passion back in may for a platform of sweeping "change if what they voted for is not being reflected "by the choice of

the powers that be in thailand will not let pita limjaroenrat take office even though his party led byns. fit, led by him one of the elections.— led by him one of the elections. �* ., ., , elections. a lot of people voted for _ elections. a lot of people voted for him, _ elections. a lot of people voted for him, what - elections. a lot of people . voted for him, what happens elections. a lot of people - voted for him, what happens if he does not become a prime minister? he is the only candidate for his party and the body has a coalition of 312 mps under 500 but we have an appointed senator from the military regime that is stymieing, preventing the democratic outcome, so if you does not make it, perhaps another partner that also came in second in the election might get its chance and this is what i think the powers that be uploading or designing for them to split from the move forward party and form an alternative, more conservative coalition government. meanwhile the caretaker prime minister, a former army chief who took power almost ten years ago in a military coup announces retirement

some senators have already announced their opposition to this man, party leader pita limjaroenrat.ster is the next major move which will now happen onjuly 13. a reminderthat a reminder that the bbc live pages covering _ a reminder that the bbc live pages covering the funerals of some of those _ covering the funerals of some of those killed injenin over the past few days — those killed in jenin over the past few da s. ., ~ , those killed in jenin over the past fewda s. ., ~ , , ., ., those killed in jenin over the past fewdas. ., ~ , , ., ., ., few days. you can keep up-to-date on the bbc news — few days. you can keep up-to-date on the bbc news app- _ few days. you can keep up-to-date on the bbc news app. now _ few days. you can keep up-to-date on the bbc news app. now we _ few days. you can keep up-to-date on the bbc news app. now we say - few days. you can keep up-to-date on i the bbc news app. now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. 800,000 people depend on two hospitals in north yorkshire. hospitals that a watchdog says are

allies in a 14 may election over pro—monarchy parties, the progressive move forward party led by pita limjaroenratment will begin voting on thursday, but due to limajaroenrat�*s anti—monarchy sentiments, it's unclear if he will secure the vote needed to win. a look now at some other stories making headlines. in washington, a hit—and—run driver is still at large after killing one person and injuring a teenager near the white house. the suspect fled a us secret service traffic stop after officers pulled the car over wednesday for an expired registration plate. the motorist drove off, running a red light and striking multiple people in the crosswalk, according to secret service. former us president donald trump can be held liable for the comments he made about ejean carroll, the woman who accused him of rape. that's according to the us department ofjustice. the department reversed its previous position that mr trump was legally immune due to his presidential status when he made the remarks in 2019. this decision boosts carroll's defamation lawsuit against mr trump. a spokesman for the former presiden

pita limjaroenrat and his move forward party swept to victory as voters rejected the conservative military2014. he is now the only candidate nominated to contest the prime ministerial vote on the premier. but mr pita needs the support of lawmakers appointed by the military to secure a majority. due to his anti—monarchy sentiments, its unclear if he will secure the vote needed to win. ahead of he vote, mr pita said he's confident in the result. we have some dramatic pictures coming in to the bbc of the lava spewing out of a volcano in iceland. these are live images. it lies some 37—miles, or 60 kilometers from the country's capital, reykjavik. there had been intense seismic activity in the area in the past few days prior to the eruption. officials had to warn curious onlookers to stay away from the area. locals have been avised to shut tehir windows and switch off their ventilation system, to make sure no toxic gases spread into nearby homes. we ta ke we take an hour to their cityscape of london. alcoholics of their emma lund have the news at the top of the other. thank you so much for watc

move forward can come back next week with our coalition partners and try again to get pita limjaroenratof government thailand ends up with is not clear at this stage but what is clear is that a great deal of faith in thailand's democratic system has been lost and, more, that the monarchy has been central to the debate over what kind of government is formed. that has not happened in the past. so many mp5 on both sides supporting the monarchy, arguing that move forward's proposal to amend the royal defamation law that criminalises any criticism of the royal family, the law must be amended but mp5 say it must not happen so quite a dangerous moment for thailand's monarchy as well as it is sucked into the debate about thailand's future. jonathan head. the iconicjapanese animation house studio ghibli is launching its latest and much anticipated film today. how do you live opens injapan this morning and it is about ——it is a premier in more ways than one. no trailer or tv commercials or tv ads. a5 trailer or tv commercials or tv ads. as a social media, apart from this poster, there is nothing

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. —— pita limjaroenrat. our south—east asia jonathan head is in bangkok.what this means now? ~ , ., . ., process works and what this means now? ., now? well, you can probably hear behind me — now? well, you can probably hear behind me there _ now? well, you can probably hear behind me there are _ now? well, you can probably hear behind me there are a _ now? well, you can probably hear behind me there are a lot - now? well, you can probably hear behind me there are a lot of i now? well, you can probably hear behind me there are a lot of veryl behind me there are a lot of very angry speeches being made here at a little parkjust outside parliament, where supporters of move forward, they reformist party which did so well in the election, gathered to listen to the votes as they were counted one by one and of course they are bitterly disappointed, although this result was not that much of a surprise. thailand has a constitution that was written by a military government, a military government in the past that was devoted to protecting things, particularly the mon

the parliament has barred pita limjaroenrat from running for prime minister.leader of the party that won the may general election. for more, let's bring in our guest. this has been a lot of uncertainty. many developments have happened in the last few hours or so, just this week alone. is it really over four pita -- over for pita? >> after parliament voted not to let him run again for a second time, seems like he is facing the end of the road for him. however, the headache is not over for pita. yesterday he was handed a suspension order from the constitution of court because as parliament was debating whether he could be nominated again, the constitution of court moved to exempt a case that seeks his disqualification. so now, he faces disqualification from membership of the house of representatives, and his party also faces dissolution over its pledge to reform the law. so the headache is not over for pita, even if he seems to have been kicked out of the pm race. yvonne: what has the reaction on the ground been since this happened in parliament, how are protest

thailand's constitutional court has suspended lawmaker pita limjaroenrat, a top candidate for prime minister after his liberal move forward party garnered the most support in may's national elections. pita failed to secure the position of prime minister last week after being voted down by the senate, which was appointed after a military coup in 2014. he has pledged to reform the military and the all-powerful thai monarchy. he addressed his fellow lawmakers earlier today following his suspension. >> i think thailand is not the same anymore. ever since may 14. we have come only halfway from a people's victory and there is another have to go. as i can no luck before my duties, i would like to ask fellow members of parliament to continue to look after the people. amy: and in a victory for criminal justice reform, the illinois supreme court has ruled in favor of legislation abolishing the state's cash bail system. the 5-2 ruling overturned a decision by a lower court from last december deeming the pretrial fairness act unconstitutional. illinois judges will no longer require people charged with a

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pita limjaroenrat and his move forward party lead a progressive coalition with a majority of seats inthe latest from bangkok. well, if you can properly hear behind me, there are a lot of very angry speeches being made here, in a little parkjust outside parliament. this is where supporters move forward, the party that did so well in the election gathered to listen as the votes are counted one by one and they are bitterly disappointed. although this result was not that much of a surprise. thailand has a constitution that was written by a military government, a military government that in the past was devoted to protecting things, particularly the monarchy, in keeping things as they are. those conservative forces around the monarchy were very uncomfortable with the idea of a reformist government, particularly because move forward had zeroed in on the severe world defamation law where people go to prison for years for criticising the royal family. people go to prison for years for criticising the royalfamily. they wanted to amend that and during this debate we have heard today, lots of co