THE country’s election body said it had certified all but one of the 500 parliamentary seats won in last month’s vote, setting the stage for the victorious conservative party to lead the next government. Bhumjaithai secured 19 seats for its party-ranked candidates and 172 more constituency seats, according to the commission. Pheu Thai, the populist party of jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won 74 seats, according to the official results. The reformist People’s Party – which had been polling first ahead of the election – came in second, with 120 seats. Last week, the commission certified 396 constituency MPs and on Wednesday ratified the results in three additional constituencies, two of which went to Bhumjaithai.

Source: The Star March 05, 2026 23:42 UTC