there were reports about buying there were reports about your equality is in ward cowan tabulation there were reports about intimidation of opposition party members. with criticism growing over the way the vote was carried out the political divisions that have afflicted thailand in the last decade could deepen even further. joining us for more professor john shit out somebody on cd from homicide university in bangkok professor welcome before we chat i'd just like to show our viewers the wider context within which this vote has taken place now following the change in the constitution in twenty seventeen boller months has a total of seven hundred fifty seats of which two hundred fifty in the senate these are framed by an elected member as appointed by the military that means that going into this election the military already had two hundred fifty seats in the bag needing only one hundred and twenty six to reach the majority mach of three hundred seventy six. professor given this arrangement is it a surprise that the probably three along party has come up trumps not surprised at all i mean.