Military-backed party heading for surprise win in first Thai election since 2014 coup
General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, who led a 2014 coup, may become a civilian prime minister - Getty Images AsiaPac/ Thailand's military-backed party was on Sunday night headed for an unexpected win over a populist party leading a “democratic front” in the country's first election since a 2014 coup. Early partial results announced by the Southeast Asian nation’s election commission after it had counted 89 percent of votes put Phalang Pracharat, led by military junta chief Prayuth Chan-o-cha, in the lead with 7 million votes. The main opposition ...
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