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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Zaheena Rasheed

Thailand election results: Opposition trounces military parties

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat waves to supporters after a stunning election performance [Jorge Silva/Reuters]

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 roundly rejected the military-backed parties that have ruled the Southeast Asian country for nearly a decade.

With almost all votes counted on Monday, the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) and the populist Pheu Thai Party were projected to win about 286 seats in the 500-member House of Representatives.

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