VOTE counting got under way in Thailand’s general election with pro-democracy opposition parties tipped to defeat the military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha after almost a decade in power.
Surveys pointed to a resounding defeat for 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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