Pro-soldiers lead at Thailand election

bangkok - The pro-military party has surprisingly taken the lead in the parliamentary elections in Thailand on Sunday. They are the first elections in the Asian country since the coup by the…

With 93 percent of the votes counted, the election committee reported that the pro-military party Palang Pracharat, from junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha, is leading with 7.59 million votes. Palang Pracharat thus remains the most important opposition party.