The Thai election commission declared on Monday that the opposition party Move Forward emerged as the victor in the nationwide elections.
The commission chief said in a statement that the youth-backed opposition party won 151 seats of the parliament, followed by another opposition party, the Pheu Thai movement of the former prime minister, Tashkin Shinwatara. The latter party bagged 141 seats.
The leader of the winning party, Pita Limjaroenrat, said at a news conference that he would form a coalition government from opposition parties.
Source: Kuwait News Agency