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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.
With about 89% of votes tallied, Bhumjaithai—the conservative royalist party—won 194 seats in Thailand’s 500-seat House, edging out the reformist People’s Party and signaling a shift toward stability. Leader Anutin Charnvirakul’s bloc could control both chambers, aided by a senate favorable to his coalition. The result ends a wave of earlier reformist momentum and comes amid ongoing security concerns, including border tensions with Cambodia, which Anutin leveraged to push a tough-on-security platform. Analysts say voters prioritized continuity and governance over rapid reform.
Thailand's ruling party, Pheu Thai, seeks to dissolve parliament for a snap election following the removal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as opposition Bhumjaithai Party gains support to form a new government, leading to a political deadlock amid ongoing power struggles.