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      Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat appears at a rally in Bangkok

      'A Political Earthquake': Thai Voters Back Opposition in Decisive Rebuke of Military Rule

      "This is people saying that we want change," said one observer. "They want change, and they could achieve it."

      Jake Johnson
      May 15, 2023

      Thai voters turned out in record numbers on Sunday to reject a decade of military rule and deliver what was seen as a stunning upset for Move Forward, a youth-backed pro-democracy party that is poised to win the most seats in Thailand's House of Representatives.

      Pita Limjaroenrat, Move Forward's leader, said Sunday that he is prepared to succeed 2014 coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as Thailand's prime minister, and the progressive party has agreed to hold coalition talks with Pheu Thai, the other major opposition party.

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