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Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout

Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule.

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Opposition favored to top Sunday's Thai election, but faces hurdles in taking power

Voters in Thailand head to the polls on Sunday touted as a pivotal chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup

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Thai candidates parade through Bangkok before Sunday vote

From the back of open-top trucks and cars, candidates of Thailand's political parties drove through Bangkok on Saturday, as a months-long campaign that could usher in a new government for the first time in nearly a decade drew to a close.

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Move Forward galvanises Thai voters with vows of royal reforms

Move Forward Party is energising voters with pledges of monarchy and military reforms – subjects once considered taboo.

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Thailand election: Leading parties, personalities, key issues

Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, will hold a general election on Sunday, pitting pro-democracy parties that are surging in popularity against those backed by military-linked conservatives.

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Embattled Thai PM Prayuth fights to stay on in vote on Sunday

Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is lagging behind the opposition in polls ahead of Sunday's general election but electoral rules written by his former military junta mean the retired army chief can't be counted out.

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A tumultuous two decades in Thailand's politics

Thailand has seen two coups, three prime ministers brought down by court rulings, intermittent violence and crippling colour-coded street demonstrations during two decades of political instability.

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Factbox-Who are the main contenders for Thailand's next leader?

Thailand's political parties have nominated prime ministerial candidates ahead of a May 14 election, which will showcase a long-running battle between the billionaire Shinawatra family and parties backed by a conservative pro-military establishment.

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Thai parties make push to woo voters ahead of Sunday election

Surrounded by adoring crowds packed inside stadiums and halls, the main prime ministerial candidates of Thailand's political parties made a final push to rally supporters on Friday, two days before a crunch general election.

Reuters

Thailand election: Who could become the next prime minister?

Voting is set for Sunday, with progressive parties calling for reforms to the monarchy and military.

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A look at the parties and issues in Thailand's election on Sunday

Thailand votes Sunday in an election many see as an opportunity to break free from military-led governments that have been in power for almost a decade

The Independent UK

Thailand's election may deliver mandate for change, but opposition victory may not assure power

Voters disaffected by nine years of plodding rule by a coup-making army general are expected to deliver a strong mandate for change in Thailand’s general election Sunday

The Independent UK

Rise of Thailand’s youth party reflects still potent protest demands

Thai university student Supawut Presangeiam is eager to vote for the first time in a general election on Sunday, hoping that his support for a rising youth-led opposition party will change the country by moving away from old patronage politics.

Reuters

Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young Harvard grad who wants to be Thailand's next PM

Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young businessman-turned-politician whose party has been climbing the polls. Here's how Move Forward is making is mark on mainstream Thai politics.

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Factbox-Parties contesting Thailand's election

Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday to elect 500 members for its House of Representatives. Below are the major parties vying for seats and the chance to form a government.

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Youth Party Seeks to Move Thailand Forward from Army Control

Pheu Thai and Move Forward share a desire to get the army out of politics and they could form a coalition if their combined seats exceed the majority.

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Factbox-Who are the main contenders for Thailand's next leader?

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Divisive Thai ex-PM vows to return from exile after polls

Thailand’s self-exiled former prime minister says he wants to return home by July, declaring his desire less than a week before the country heads to polls in which his daughter is a frontrunner

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The Guardian - UK

A new mother, a Harvard grad and a coup leader: who are Thailand’s election candidates?

This weekend’s election will see political royal Paetongtarn Shinawatra face off against army chiefs

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Exiled PM’s daughter determined to ‘seize the reins’ in Thai elections

Back on the campaign trail just days after giving birth, Paetongtarn Shinawatra is confident of a landslide victory

Reuters

Thai voters cast early ballots one week before election

Many Thais lined up on Sunday in long queues to vote early in parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14.

Reuters

Thailand's Pita tops PM poll as opposition leads opinion surveys

Another opposition leader emerged as the favourite to be Thailand's next prime minister in a new opinion poll on Friday, just days out from an election that could see an end to nine years of military-backed government.

The Independent UK

Daughter of ousted Thai prime minister could win his old job

Opinion polls show Paetongtarn Shinawatra to be the heavy favorite to take the prime minister's post after Thailand's May 14 general election

Al Jazeera

‘Time for a new way’: Thais look for change as election nears

Analysts warn failure to honour the outcome could leave the country weak, divided and at risk of crisis.

The Independent UK

Thai candidate resumes campaign 2 days after giving birth

The frontrunning candidate for prime minister of Thailand says she's eager to get back on the campaign trail just two days after giving birth

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