The pro-democracy Future Forward Party, which had come in third place in the 2019 general election with 81 seats, was dissolved by order of the Constitutional Court on 21 February 2020.
[3] Future Forward Leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and other party executives were given a 10-year ban from political activities in Thailand.
[6] Businessman (2005–2019) Pita Limjaroenrat, an MP elected in 2019, was designated as the leader of the remaining Future Forward party MPs in February 2020.
[7] Educated in the United States and New Zealand, Pita was originally a businessman who joined Future Forward as a party-list MP in the 2019 election.
[8] He had already gained some prominence for his "Five-Button Theory,” which advocated for focus on key agricultural policies, including land ownership, farmers' debts, cannabis, agro-tourism, and water resources.