Move Forward Party wins election, but a military-appointed Senate and the ambitions of ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may yet thwart its bid to govern. And according to the Constitution, there’s no time limit.” Pheu Thai’s ‘other options’ In the event of a deadlock, Pheu Thai may take the lead in trying to form a government — without Move Forward. Move …
Many voters in Thailand breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday after the country's main opposition parties emerged victorious in the general election. With 99% of the votes counted by early Monday morning, the junior opposition Move Forward Party had eked out a small edge over the favored Pheu Thai Party, whose leaders earlier in the night conceded they might …
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. Analysts described the outcome for MFP as “outstanding” as pre-election surveys had predicted that it would be Pheu Thai, …
