Bhumjaithai Leads Thailand’s Snap Election as Coalition Prospects Loom

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With about 90% of polling stations reporting, Bhumjaithai is on course to lead the next government, ahead in 194 of 500 lower-house seats, but appears unlikely to secure an outright majority. The opposition’s People’s Party and Pheu Thai trail behind. Separately, voters backed a constitutional referendum to draft a new charter by a wide margin, potentially accelerating reforms to Thailand’s political framework.
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