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Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha casts his ballot to vote in the general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Early results for the first election since a 2014 coup, released on Monday, showed the Pheu Thai party, which supports ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won 137 seats in the lower house, against 97 for the pro-army party Palang Pracharat, which took a surprising lead in the popular vote. Either side will require a coalition to rule. Even a government under coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha, unused to compromise, would face hefty opposition in the lower house from the pro-democracy bloc.
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