Thailand votes, but will the military listen?


Thai Prime Minister and United Thai Nation Party's candidate Prayut Chan-O-Cha leaves after casting his ballot at a polling station during Thailand's general election in Bangkok on Sunday, May 14, 2023. - AFP

BANGKOK, May 14, 2023 (AFP): Thailand voted Sunday in an election that could see pro-democracy opposition parties oust the conservative military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha after almost a decade in power.

Voters are tipped to deliver a resounding defeat to ex-army chief and coup leader Prayut after a campaign that played out as a clash between a young generation yearning for change and the traditionalist, royalist establishment.

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