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Who will win: A woman walking past electoral campaign posters in a photo from April. Thais go to the polls today but the numbers game might decide the next PM rather than which party wins the most seats. — AFP

ON paper, even before 52 million eligible Thai voters go to the polls today, the military-backed political parties seemingly have won.

General Prawit Wongsuwan – one of the leaders of the 2014 military coup that seized power from an elected government – heads the Palang Pracharat party and might become prime minister even though his party probably will not win the most seats in the polls.

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