Overview
- Unofficial tallies show Bhumjaithai with 193 seats and Pheu Thai with 74, securing 267 seats overall; the reformist People’s Party won 118 and says it will go into opposition.
- Bhumjaithai says six smaller parties with a combined eight seats have committed support, lifting the prospective coalition to roughly 275 seats.
- Results must be certified within 60 days of the Feb. 8 vote before parliament can convene to elect a prime minister.
- Anutin signals a focus on fiscal discipline and plans to retain finance chief Ekniti Nitithanprapas and commerce minister Suphajee Suthumpun.
- Election observers and a legal watchdog report thousands of complaints over irregularities, with some protesters demanding recounts and by-elections.