'Sensational!': Revelry follows Thai opposition Move Forward's lead in elections

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BANGKOK - Law consultant Paramait Vithayaruksun arrived to join celebrations at the headquarters of Thailand's Move Forward party late on Sunday (May 14), after a rolling vote count showed the opposition group taking the lead in what many are calling a historic election. 'I didn't imagine this day would come,' said the 29-year-old, who joined the party two years ago...

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate, Pita Limjaroenrat, looks up at the crowd during the general election in Bangkok, Thailand on May 14.BANGKOK - Law consultant Paramait Vithayaruksun arrived to join celebrations at the headquarters of Thailand's Move Forward party late on Sunday , after a rolling vote count showed the opposition group taking the lead in what many are calling a historic election.

According to preliminary results released by the election commission, Move Forward's lead in 113 of the 400 seats where members of parliament are directly elected has put it ahead of the 112 seats cornered by Pheu Thai, which has won five consecutive general elections since 2001 but either been forced out of power or disqualified each time.

But it was Move Forward's economic policies, which include improving the minimum wage system, that convinced Pornparhoo Maiwong, 26, to vote for the party.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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