Opposition sweeps Thailand polls with pledge for radical reforms
Thai voters have spoken, demanding change after nine years under the rule of a former general who seized power through a coup. In a significant general...
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Thai voters have spoken, demanding change after nine years under the rule of a former general who seized power through a coup. In a significant general...
Opposition Move Forward Party poised to capture almost all 33 house seats in the capital Bangkok
Ballots tallied Monday show voters in Thailand want change after nine years under a former general who took power in a coup
Ballots tallied Monday showed voters in Thailand wanted change after nine years under a former general who took power in a coup, with the main opposition parties easily besting other contenders in the general election. The opposition Move Forward Party outperformed even optimistic projections and appeared poised to capture almost all 33 House seats in the capital Bangkok.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s main opposition parties easily bested other contenders with virtually all the votes counted from Sunday’s general election, fulfilling many voters’ hopes that the balloting would serve as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. With 99 percent of the votes counted by early