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The reformist winner of Thailand’s elections has been nominated for prime minister at the opening of parliament.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pita Limjaroenrat swept to victory as voters rejected conservative military rule that had been in place since a coup in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But he needs the support of lawmakers appointed by the same military leaders to secure a majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr Pita also faces last-minute legal challenges which could disqualify him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His alliance has 312 votes, which is 64 short of the 376 votes required to be elected prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the leader of the progressive Move Forward party said he was confident in himself ahead of the parliamentary vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I will try my best in showing my vision and explaining all senator’s doubts,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr Pita also said there were attempts to “block the majority government of the people from getting to run the country in various ways”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This is quite normal for the path to power in our country… I am encouraged and hopeful to fix things as they come until the dream of mine and the people can be reached,” he told the Thai Rath TV channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apart from the votes he would need, Mr Pita appeared to face another blow to his ambitions on Wednesday when Thailand’s notoriously conservative Constitutional Court accepted a recommendation from the Election Commission that he be disqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The court says it is now assessing two complaints against the Move Forward leader; one that he holds shares in a media company – although that company has not functioned for 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n