BANGKOK - Thailand's May election is expected to be a tight race, as the main opposition party dominates latest opinion polls but lags the ruling coalition parties' combined support. The May 14 general election will be another fierce battle between parties aligned with the military-backed establishment, led by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, 69, and the billionaire Shinawatra family-backed Pheu Thai...
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, as the PM candidate from the United Thai Nation Party , gestures with party's members during an event to unveil the party's candidates list and campaigning for the upcoming election, in Bangkok, Thailand on March 25.BANGKOK - Thailand's May election is expected to be a tight race, as the main opposition party dominates latest opinion polls but lags the ruling coalition parties' combined support.
Parties will vie for parliamentary seats on May 14 and newly elected members of parliament and the appointed senate are expected to decide on a prime minister by the end of July. Prayuth, a former army chief running for re-election with the United Thai Nation Party, ousted a government led by Paetongtarn's aunt, Yingluck in 2014.
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