Sunday's election also saw historic voter turnout the highest on record of over 75% of eligible ties who could vote. Sulyn: The biggest winner in the Pro-Democracy Camp is Move Forward, which was founded by young liberal ties and has really taken off over the past few years. On the other side are the two main Pro-military parties, including the United Thai Nation Party of the Prime Minister,. Priyith Channocha only won 76 seats.
Largely thanks to young, liberal citizens, a reformist third party won the most seats in Thailand’s general election. But a powerful army and influential incumbents could look to prevent its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, taking charge. Bureaucracy is getting in the way of America’s international aid programme. And, with the help of DNA sequencing, a new ocean survey is on the hunt for 100,000 new species.
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