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Thailand: PM set to win polls in Ist royalist victory this century
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|February 09, 2026
Thailand's ruling conservative party headed fora convincing election win Sunday night, the first victory this century for a party aligned with the country’s royalist establishment anda clear defeat for an emerging progressive movement.
The Bhumjaithai Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, is set to secure 195 seats out of a possible 500, according to preliminary results from the country’s Election Commission, with votes from about 30% of the polling stations counted. The pro-democracy People’s Party, which had been leading in the pre-poll surveys, was on track for 92.
This story is from the February 09, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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