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Thailand’s main opposition parties have easily bested other contenders with virtually all the votes counted from Sunday’s general election. Their victory fulfilled many voters’ hopes that the balloting would serve as an opportunity for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. The junior opposition Move Forward Party eked out a victory over the favored Pheu Thai Party for the 500-member House of Representatives, Prayuth's party trailed far behind. He had been blamed for a stuttering economy, shortcomings in addressing the pandemic and thwarting democratic reforms, a particular sore point with younger voters. A joint session of both houses of Parliament selects the new prime minister in July.
BANGKOK (AP) The leader of the progressive opposition party that won a stunning victory in Thailand’s national election said Thursday that eight parties have agreed to form a coalition government with him as prime minister, despite fears among supporters that his military-aligned opponents may use the unelected Senate to block them. Move Forward Party […]
The leader of the progressive opposition party that won a stunning victory in Thailand’s national election says eight parties have agreed to form a coalition government with him as prime minister.