Thailand's election results seem puzzling, and no-one knows who will rule the country yet after a process described as 'deeply flawed'.
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha plays a traditional flute as he arrives at the Government House for a cabinet meeting in Bangkok on March 26, 2019, two days after the country's general election.
Army-aligned Phalang Pracharat won more than 7.6 million votes, about 400,000 votes ahead of Pheu Thai, the party linked to exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Loyalties up for grabs include Bhumjaithai, which won 39 constituency seats, and political newcomer Future Forward, led by telegenic frontman and fierce junta critic Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
Thai soldiers guard the Government House compound in Bangkok on March 26, 2019. – Thailand’s military was accused on March 25 of rigging the country’s first election since a 2014 coup, with former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his pro-democracy party complaining of “irregularities” in preliminary results. Billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been in self-exile since 2008, told AFP in an interview that the election was “definitely” rigged.
According to the commission’s own figures, the number of ballots cast in some provinces far exceeded the voter turnout – but was dismissed as “human error” when questioned by reporters.Pheu Thai’s prime minister candidate Sudarat Keyuraphan said her party was probing several irregularities in the polls.
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