As of 10.28pm, with 92 per cent of the votes counted, the pro-junta Phalang Pracharat appeared to have beaten Shinawatra-backed Pheu Thai with a total of 28.7% of votes and 139 seats
Pheu Thai came in a close second with 27% of votes with 140 seats – beating Phalang Pracharat in terms of constituency seats.
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