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By Panu Wongcha-um and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's Bhumjaithai Party took an early lead in Sunday's general election, though the three-way battle is unlikely to give any single party a clear majority,
Thailand closed polling stations on Sunday following a heavy-turnout election day that combined parliamentary polls with a referendum on replacing the constitution imposed under military rule. Nearly 53 million Thais were eligible to vote and elect the 500 members of the House of Representatives,
The progressive People’s Party was leading in surveys conducted before Sunday’s election, but the country has a history of overturning voters’ will.
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