Opposition claims huge victory

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate, Pita Limjaroenrat, celebrate the party's election results in Bangkok, Thailand, May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

THE progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) claimed victory in the country’s election after a stunning result that decimated military-backed parties, which have ruled the kingdom for nearly a decade.

A massive surge for MFP in Sunday’s ballot left it on course to be the biggest party, followed by its rival opposition – the Pheu Thai movement of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.