Pro-army party takes lead in Thai election
Phalang Pracharat has nearly half a million more votes than Pheu Thai after 91% of ballots tallied, says polls authority
Bangkok
THAILAND'S junta-linked party took a shock lead in the popular vote with nearly all ballots counted, the Election Commission said late Sunday, edging ahead of its pro-democracy rivals in the first election since a 2014 coup.
The Phalang Pracharat party, which wants junta chief Prayut Chan-o-cha to return as premier, gained more than 7.3 million votes with 91 per cent of votes tallied, according to the EC - nearly half a million more than Pheu Thai.
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