BANGKOK -- Following a stunning election victory in which they together captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, Thailand’s top two opposition parties began planning Monday for the next stage in their bid to replace the military-dominated government. With more than 99% of ballots counted early Monday, Move Forward appeared to have a small edge over Pheu Thai, whose leaders conceded Sunday they might not finish on top following voter turnout The election commission is not expected to officially confirm the final number of seats won by each party for several weeks, but forecast early on Monday that Move Forward would win 113 out of a
Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Srettha Thavisin, Thailands Prime Ministerial Candidates for the Pheu Thai party, at party headquarters at the end of election day on May 14 in Bangkok, Thailand. The election commission is not expected to officially confirm the final number of seats won by each party for several weeks, but forecast early on Monday that Move Forward would win 113 out of a Vote counting got underway after polls closed at 17:00 10:00 GMT on Sunday - nine hours after voting began at 95,000 polling stations across Thailand. About 50 million people were expected to
BANGKOK, May 14 Reuters - Thailands opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over 14 May 2023 Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s reformist opposition has won the most seats and the largest share of the popular vote in a general election after voters resoundingly rejected the
Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Srettha Thavisin, Thailands Prime Ministerial Candidates for the Pheu Thai party, at party headquarters at the end of election day on May 14 in Bangkok, Thailand. With nearly all votes counted in Sunday’s general election, the progressive Move Forward Party—which campaigned on stripping power from Thailand’s conservative power nexus centered on the With more than 99% of ballots counted early Monday, Move Forward appeared to have a small edge over Pheu Thai, whose leaders conceded Sunday they might not finish on top following voter turnout