"While more than 50 parties are contesting the polls, only three the People's Party, Bhumjaithai, and Pheu Thai have the nationwide organisation and popularity to gain a winning mandate. With 500 parliamentary seats at stake and surveys consistently suggesting no party is likely to win an outright majority, coalition negotiations appear inevitable. A simple majority of elected lawmakers will select the next prime minister."
"No single party is expected to secure a clear majority in Sunday's vote, raising the spectre of political instability. Polls have opened in Thailand in a closely watched general election, with progressive reformers and military-backed conservatives vying for control in a country that has cycled through three prime ministers in as many years. Polling stations opened at 8am local time (01:00 GMT) on Sunday and are set to close at 5pm (10:00 GMT)."
Thailand holds a general election with polls open from 08:00 to 17:00 local time to fill 500 parliamentary seats. More than 50 parties contest, but only the People's Party, Bhumjaithai, and Pheu Thai possess nationwide organisation and popularity to vie for government. Surveys indicate no party is likely to win an outright majority, making coalition negotiations inevitable; a simple majority of elected lawmakers will select the next prime minister. The progressive People's Party, led by Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, is favoured to win the most seats but faces opposition over plans to curb military and court influence and to break up economic monopolies. Bhumjaithai, led by caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, is seen as the royalist-military establishment's preferred choice.
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