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Thailand election: ruling party leads with 7 million votes

Thailand election: ruling party leads with 7 million votes as of March 24

The ruling party, the Palang Pacharat of incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was leading the general election in Thailand as of late March 24, according to initial results announced by the Election Commission.
Thailand election: ruling party leads with 7 million votes as of March 24 ảnh 1Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (Photo: AP)

Bangkok (VNA) – Theruling party, the Palang Pacharat of incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chawas leading the general election in Thailand as of late March 24, according toinitial results announced by the Election Commission.

The commission said after 89percent of votes had been counted, the ruling party had 7 million votes, followedby the main opposion, the Pheu Thai with 6.6 million votes.

Meanwhile, the announcement ofthe preliminary vote count was postponed to 10:00 am on March 25 instead of 8:30pm on March 24, Chairman of the Election Commission Ittiporn Boonprakong said,giving no explanation.

The Democrat Party led by formerPrime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had admitted defeat in the election. Abhisithad resigned as head of the party after the election loss.

The general election in Thailand,the first since the military coup in 2014, took place on March 24 with over 50million people eligible to cast votes.

A total of 81 parties arecontesting the election, and thousands of candidates will vie for 350constituencies. The other 150 members of the House of Representatives will beelected from the national party lists under a system of proportionalrepresentation.

The election was observed by a grouprepresenting foreign countries and international organisations. The groupincludes those from foreign embassies in Bangkok, such as that of Australia,Bhutan, Cambodia, the Republic of Korea, and Vietnam.-VNA
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