Thailand's Pita confident of surviving move to thwart his PM bid
played down an effort to disqualify him over a stock ownership issue on Tuesday, insisting he violated no rules and that rivals were determined to keep him from the top job.
Election candidates are prohibited from holding shares in a media company. Mr Pita maintains, however, that iTV’s loss of its concession means it cannot be considered a mass media organisation. Mr Pita, 42, has said the shares were part of his late father’s estate, which he has declared to the anti-graft agency.
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