Both army-backed party and rival opposition party claim to command enough parliamentary seats to form a coalition government as petition grows to impeach election body over poll irregularities
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha casts his ballot to vote in the general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2019. Picture: REUTERS / ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA
The pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai party said it was considering a legal challenge over what it said were poll irregularities after partial results showed Prayuth’s Palang Pracharat party with an unexpected lead in the popular vote. Thailand has been racked since 2004 by street protests of both opponents and supporters of Thaksin. Parties linked to Thaksin have won every previous election since 2001, but the populist telecoms billionaire was thrown out by the army in 2006 and a government led by his sister was ousted in 2014.
The, as yet, unofficial results showed Pheu Thai leading with 137 seats to 96 seats for junta leader Prayuth’s party. Many Thais took to social media to voice their suspicions about the results of an election that critics had said was systematically skewed in favour of the military from the outset because of the junta-appointed Senate’s role in selecting the prime minister.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Allegations of cheating amid confusion over Thailand's election result | IOL NewsThailandElection2019: Two major political parties raised doubts about the accuracy of Thailand's election results after a party linked to the military took a surprise lead.
Read more »
Polls close in Thailand's first general election since 2014 coupSunday's crunch vote was foreshadowed by a cryptic last-minute warning from King Maha Vajiralongkorn to support 'good' leaders to prevent 'chaos.'
Read more »
POLL PICKS RAMAPHOSA: ANC 61%, DA 18%, EFF 10% – Ipsos pollAn Ipsos poll indicates that the EFF could be the official opposition in three provinces, that the DA is unlikely to take three provinces, and that young people did not register in numbers as voter alienation grows.
Read more »
#EthiopianAirlinesCrash: Confusion, grief as hunt for remains halted | IOL NewsBereaved families are worried that the remains of their loved ones may be left at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, compounding their anguish
Read more »
Confusion, grief as hunt for remains from Ethiopia crash haltedA child's foot. Fingers. A passport. Body parts and personal effects were still strewn across the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 15, a witness told Reuters, five days after the disaster and the day before recovery efforts were halted. With the site now fenced off, bereaved families are worried the remains of their loved ones may be left at the scene, compounding their anguish.
Read more »
Confusion, grief as hunt for remains from Ethiopia crash haltedBody parts and personal effects were still strewn across the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 15, a witness told Reuters, five days after the disaster and the day before recovery efforts were halted.
Read more »
#ConsumerWatch: Confusion around best-before dates causing unnecessary waste | IOL NewsConsumerWatch: Confusion around best-before dates is widespread, causing unnecessary food waste. And in a country that's already food insecure, binning good food is not only unconscionable, it's plain wrong, writes GeorginaCrouth.
Read more »
Your cheat sheet on Steinhoff as its execs head back to ParlyHere's what you need to know to get up to date with what's happened at Steinhoff since December 2017 as its leadership, together with the Hawks and the NPA, gets ready to brief Parliament.
Read more »
We don’t want leaders who lie, cheat – ButheleziThe IFP's leader said at the party's Gauteng manifesto launch they would scrap e-tolls, and advocate for the return of the death penalty.
Read more »
Surprise, suspicion in Thailand as pro-army party leads election raceUnofficial results will be announced on Monday afternoon, so it is still not certain that the Palang Pracharat party backing junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha will have enough lower house of parliament seats for him to stay on as prime minister.
Read more »