Bangkok ¨C The ruling Bhumjaithai Party scored a decisive victory in Thailand¡¯s general election, routing progressive and populist parties to put leader Anutin Charnvirakul in the running to become the first premier voted back to office in 20 years.
How did the election play out?
Bhumjaithai grabbed and retained a sizeable lead in early vote counting, despite opinion polls that favored the liberal People¡¯s Party, whose leaders, along with those of the Pheu Thai party, had conceded ?early.
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