Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s conservative party is on course to win a snap general election, giving him the upper hand in forming a new coalition government and reviving the fortunes of the country’s royalist-military establishment.
Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party is leading in 194 of the 500 seats in the lower house of parliament, according to the election commission, with about 90 per cent of votes counted.
Results after Sunday’s vote suggest the party will probably fall short of a 251-seat simple majority and will have to find coalition partners to form a government. The Pheu Thai Party, which is part of Anutin’s incumbent ruling coalition, is leading in 77 seats.
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