Thailand's frontrunner for prime minister, Pita Limjaroenrat, says he is confident hours ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote over the premiership. "I am confident in myself that I will work with my full capacity to respond to people's hopes and the support that they gave to me," he tells reporters in parliament, a day after the kingdom's top court accepted a legal case against him and he was threatened with suspension as an MP. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ++ COMPLETES VIDI33NW4UM_FR ++