Thais go to polls in first post-coup election
- 5 years ago
Thailand is holding its first general elections since a military coup in 2014... and the provisional results are expected to come out in the coming hours.
Hong Yoo has the latest.
The announcement of the provisional results was originally expected late Sunday, but was unexpectedly delayed to Monday.
According to Thailand's Election Commission, the results will come out at 2 p.m, local time
More than 90 percent of the votes counted show a surprising lead for the pro-military party Palang Pracharat with more than 7 million votes.
Pheu Thai , the head of the party of the former Prime Minister had 6.6 million.
The newly formed Future Forward Party, supported mostly by the younger generation with its progressive policies and social media campaigns, was third.
They had nearly 4.8 million votes.
Prayuth Chan-ocha, the retired army general who led the coup against the country's last elected government five years ago, hopes the election will return him to power as a civilian prime minister.
The PM will be the person who secures a majority across both houses, and the 250-seat Senate is seen as giving Prayuth an advantage.
About 52 million voters were registered to vote in Thailand's election.
The turnout was just under 66 percent, much lower than the 87 percent expected in early voting last week.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
Hong Yoo has the latest.
The announcement of the provisional results was originally expected late Sunday, but was unexpectedly delayed to Monday.
According to Thailand's Election Commission, the results will come out at 2 p.m, local time
More than 90 percent of the votes counted show a surprising lead for the pro-military party Palang Pracharat with more than 7 million votes.
Pheu Thai , the head of the party of the former Prime Minister had 6.6 million.
The newly formed Future Forward Party, supported mostly by the younger generation with its progressive policies and social media campaigns, was third.
They had nearly 4.8 million votes.
Prayuth Chan-ocha, the retired army general who led the coup against the country's last elected government five years ago, hopes the election will return him to power as a civilian prime minister.
The PM will be the person who secures a majority across both houses, and the 250-seat Senate is seen as giving Prayuth an advantage.
About 52 million voters were registered to vote in Thailand's election.
The turnout was just under 66 percent, much lower than the 87 percent expected in early voting last week.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.