BANGKOK, Thailand — Opposition parties in Thailand took a commanding lead in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday, according to an official vote tally, potentially signaling the end of the military’s nearly decade-long rule here. Ousting the military could mean a return to democratic rule, analysts say, with wider implications for the Southeast Asian region. It made a surprising surge past Pheu Thai, the party of exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, which was widely expected to dominate. Opposition parties and watchdog groups worried that the ruling establishment could attempt to rig the election in its favor. Even if the results don’t end up being what she wants, she said, she’ll try to let it go.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2023 02:07 UTC