‘Clear signal’: Thai PM Anutin says Bhumjaithai won most seats in election

In a stunning victory, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai Party comfortably pipped its rivals in the country’s general election on Sunday according to unofficial results by the Election Commission.



It was projected to have won 175 constituency seats, out of a possible 400, as of 11.45pm local time.



With a possible ally Klatham Party set to win 56 seats, this means Anutin is in pole position to lead the next government.



Coming in second behind Bhumjaithai was the progressive People’s Party with 85 seats, followed by the Shinawatra family machine, Pheu Thai, with 60 seats.



As of late, about 89 per per cent of the votes have been accounted for.



Bhumjaithai will receive more seats once the allocations of party list MPs, calculated as a proportion of total votes, are completed, which could take at least two weeks to formalise.



Its performance is in stark contrast to the 2023 and 2019 elections, when it was not a contender and won 71 and 51 seats in total respectively.