thailand an elected leader for the last five years voting early on election day. is looking to keep his job through the ballot box he became prime minister after the military coup in two thousand and fourteen he's the candidate of the military backed party. i hope everyone will want india election today to exercise your rights everyone wants democracy therefore everyone should exercise our rights into transparency the opposition party put ty linked to exiled former prime minister talks and has won every election since two thousand and one in early counting it's neck and neck with hollande. and a new political party in this election a future forward which targeted young and first time voters is also enjoying stronger than expected results. thailand's oldest political party the democrats which has had a strong base in bangkok suffer disappointing results its leader and former prime minister obviously it away resigned a few hours after the polls closed the military government had a big head start going into election day the constitution gives military leaders the pow

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a close race in thailand. be pro-military party in the lead and the country's first poll since a military coup five years ago. where one of the remote parts of mozambique where help is finally arriving more than a week after cycle through. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is cutting short a visit to washington after a rocket attack north of tel aviv israel's foreign ministry says it was fired from gaza and hit a house in the area. seven people are reported to have been injured the strike comes just two weeks ahead of the elections stephanie jacker joins us live from maestro stephanie how significant is this. it's very significant why what is different because it is a long range rocket and it landed around ninety kilometers north of gaza also just north of tel aviv as you mentioned there hitting a house this is what always changes the dynamics on the ground or shall hitting residential home injuring seven israelis moderate moderately to lightly injured now as you mentioned the prime minister is in the

in thailand. the fashion craze that's creeping into. why. it's good to have you with us up until last week india and pakistan were on the brink of a full blown wall an attack on indian troops in indian administered kashmir prompted an indian air strike inside pakistan the pakistani response came a day later but since then tensions have cooled some walk across the board of trade by road has reopened road transport has also resumed. to remain at a role at the receiving end have been civilian populations on both sides of the border the correspondent. travel to the capital of indian administered kashmir to see how people are coping with the situation. mean it's bad guys because visitors from all over the world. but ever since a major terror attack and strikes by india pakistan they've stayed away crippling the region's key to his ministry. has been fending people across. into chicago a typical meal bought since he was a young boy. recently a boy has scared away his clients and decimated. our about four thousand hair five all lost business is a t

all those area major and if thailand remains in this political uncertainty i'm afraid that that would not well for the future of thai economy ok i believe it is very brief if you would just give us a sense of the potential that thailand has if it if it did have a settled political landscape. with that if thailand becomes much more unstable we have a strong opportunity in the region if you look at thailand the economy which is about seventy million but combine that with the countries in the region what we call c.l. in v cambodia. and vietnam thailand stands at the very geographically strong location to be the gateway into those market that's one strong potential second thailand is not the country that is competing with the kind of the low and we could be the country that move forward more into the strong value adding activities in the economy and that's one area that thailand can be one country that improve itself but as it is right now i think thailand faced the risk of the structural challenge of improving its. competitiveness in many areas we still be high countries in the region an

thailand an elected leader for the last five years voting early on election day. is looking to keep his job through the ballot box he became prime minister after the military coup in two thousand and fourteen he's the candidate of the military backed party. i hope everyone who was in the election today to exercise your rights everyone wants democracy therefore everyone should exercise their rights in the transparency the opposition party put thai linked to exiled former prime minister talks and has won every election since two thousand and one in early counting it's neck and neck with hollande. and a new political party in this election a future forward which targeted young and first time voters is also enjoying stronger than expected results. thailand's oldest political party the democrats which has had a strong base in bangkok suffer disappointing results its leader and former prime minister obviously it away resigned a few hours after the polls closed the military government had a big head start going into election day the constitution gives military leaders th

thailand, thailand votes this weekend in its first general election since the army seized power five years ago. the premier has held absolute executive power since then and now hopes to return as an elected prime minister. he has tried to present a unifying candidate increasingly divided between the rural poor and urban establishment. south wales votes this weekend and may indicate the popular mood with the general election looming. the national government's plan may not be an option says the national administration. sydney has been hit by looming costs while regional voters feel they have missed out. falling home prices are adding to the strain. the grounding of the boeing 737 as set to now seen ripple through major u.s. economic indicators, from international trade to durable goods. j.p. morgan chase says there is little chance of a short-term impact but further ahead, they see a disruption that may affect the makeup of gdp to rising inventory, less investment, and fewer exports. boeing continues to build a plane but says it will begin slowing production as of next week. global new

final results are delayed in thailand. and it's a tight race between the main opposition party and its pro-military rival the first time people have been able to vote since the military coup five years ago. a summary a special counsel robert dollars report says the investigation found no evidence that donald trump's campaign coated with russia during the two thousand and sixteen election president says he's been completely exonerated the summary presented to congress doesn't draw a conclusion on whether trump obstructed justice and democrats are demanding to see the full report radical he reports from washington d.c. . it's the investigate. u.s. president donald trump has long condemned as a witch hunt in till it was released and now the president is cheering the findings there was no collusion with the russian there was no up struction none whatsoever. and it was a complete and total exoneration that's not completely true the attorney general says there is no evidence the trunk campaign coordinated with russian officials

not tones wrong wrong wrong it's something of a political rock star in thailand. a son of one of the country's richest families he set up his own political party a year ago. his declared goal and military rule bring back democratic rights and create a more equal society. these ideas resonate especially with young voters. this is the first time i get to fight i'm part of the new generation and when i see chinatown i believe he's also from the new generation. he has good policies and i believe he can make things happen. my father in law he has good ideas beliefs and equality of all human beings and he's determined. no region will send more employees to the new parliament than thailand's poor rural northeast. most voters here are still stand supporters of the previous democratic government that the country's military junta ousted in two thousand and fourteen who has political arm the polling structure and party has been working hard at making inroads here. the military government has been trying to win over voters in this part of the country basically by handing out

we do see and i would be optimistic that thailand is sticking to. the plans and the projects and the road maps in place. vika it is also confident that as to its road map the firm plans. to produce five hundred thousand coupling units by the end of this year and hopes to triple output in twenty twenty after all smooth running is his business. for more let's bring in. joins us in bangkok thailand as we heard is holding its first election after five years of military rule what can we expect. bowl a few months back at the beginning of the election campaign everyone thought it would be pretty much a walk in the park for the military junta which ones to stay in the driver's seat here through its political vehicle long trucks rather hard to see which is basically a group of former cabinet cabinet members but. the mood has has changed and i think that's something that the military underestimated their own a lot of people who are very much fed up with the military and want to see change now the reason why in the beginning everyone had expected this walk in

there has been paralysis in thailand because of the fa ct paralysis in thailand because of the fact the military government took over five years ago, so there is a real sense that people wa nt forward so there is a real sense that people want forward momentum, with policies and things getting done. yes, the primary issue is the economy, and the sense of vision. where is the country heading? will the tourist industry be revived, the economy revived, will they be bringing in more investment? i think there is a great sense that in still a very conservative electorate — despite getting excited about the younger voters, the sense of conservatism prevails and we will want people wanting more accountability, rather than the army being able to do what it wants. one last quick one, the thoughts of people on the ground, because it was a surprising outcome. is there a sense that people are — they are getting back to work, it is monday — what will they be thinking about? that the transfer of power will happen peacefully, i think people want peace, stability, and we may have a future that is less di

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but thailand's rebel us. it's a bet she carefully calculated acts of resistance might slowly help steer the country towards democracy. the world's pollinate says are in decline. in this episode of thrice we meet entomologists on opposite sides of the planet protecting insects of all sizes crucial to preserving food chains. i've come to the u.k. to see how old industrial sites are being turned into bug reserves in an attempt to reverse this worrying trend. fighting insect to get on on al-jazeera. the latest news as it breaks hours after the explosions to the point to save the city save the civilians one of the targets. with detailed coverage despite the high cost young men are still volunteering to fight this partly out of a sense of tough you'll see choosing. from around the world it must see it different now that is a few that speaks four to five many many people here in the press to rip up the. real men killed a mother and son on their way to an appointment sadly the insurgents don't wear uniforms law also

is that a potential hint of where thailand is headed next? afraid of thaksin coming back, so they voted for prayuth. but many people tired of the polarisation voted for future forward. new constitutions, protests and so on, they were frightened about tha ksin and so on, they were frightened about thaksin coming back but they voted for future forward. a lot of people have been growing up, people who are 25 and under, they have seen their future being squandered away, with the conflict of recent years, so with the conflict of recent years, soi with the conflict of recent years, so i think many have taken the future into their hands, and future forward has provided that platform for them to do that. it is unbelievable how many seats they have one. what happens next? we are expecting the coronation of the king in may, what comes next? it will be a drawnout process. i think the momentum is with the military side, because it is notjust rouen palang pracha rath, there has been a lot of horse trading with the other parties bringing them in, because o

why by thailand when you can buy the rest of southeast asia? thailand expected to grow at 3.9%. rest of the region, 52 -- 5.2%. i can buy the philippines into a better growth story. indonesia, i better growth story. andrew: let's not get confused between economic growth and coming growth. there are a lot of good company growths. there are 150 good liquid companies in thailand. you don't have that in singapore, indonesia, malaysia. thailand has debts to its markets. there are good quality companies with good brands. i don't think that argument is a strong as it things. -- it appears. i would say does balance. -- it is balance. haslinda: early you talk about a potential election coming up. we could say it's coming as early as one year. that election will hopefully take us more toward democracy. i wouldn't write that election office terrible. it's just that that will happen at some point. i would like to highlight the other thing that is a major thing that comes out of it. the democrat party is dead. it has taken years to destroy the party. this last coup and the actions of the dem

it's good to have you with us we begin first in thailand where political uncertainty is growing off the general election the first poll since. the country's election commission has now said that the probe party has won the popular vote it said based on preliminary results the home tab backed. up so you had eight point four million votes the main opposition put. in the coup. seven point nine million votes but the official winner of the election. that's because the election commission hasn't yet announced how many seats each party. that has promoted a confident response from the pro army. couple moment. we are confident that we can form a government. we're not rushing to compete with anyone but based upon what we're expecting it's even clear today he knew we are confident that we will go ahead with forming a government. now a lot of that confidence is down to how the next prime minister of thailand will be chosen has a total of seven hundred fifty seats and they are divided between two hundred fifty military appointed seats in the senate and the remaining five hundred in the lower house t

thailand is one of the toughest nations in the world to be a political office. five years of military rule and repressive loyalists of stuff called free expression. as the nation goes to the polls one on one ace meets thailand's rebel office fighting back against the generals in a desperate battle for democracy. can go quite so much if i could protect people. to come up against dictatorship is making thailand's military base the news it took a piece of a comment about the tape yet no link autopsy findings. to the topic of fed up with the stations quote their song my country's gosp slams corruption military control and a social divide that's grown since the army took power almost five years ago when they cut the top. in the rafters with child but the truck with borrowed connecting with the public frustrated that the generals postpone the elections five times since its release in october the songs had close to sixty million views. no yelling. running not up on the number of hits the song got kept us safe from the hands of the government. and will this set an examp

thailand's rebel losses zero. zero is a very important force of information for many people around the world when all the cameras are gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. and i'm going around to the top stories here around his era chinese telecom giant wall way is taking the u.s. government to court for restricting the federal agencies from using huawei products . thirty six countries including all twenty eight member states of the european union have signed a statement criticizing saudi arabia's human rights record. and french cardinal. has offered his resignation to the pope after being found guilty of covering up sex abuse allegations against a priest. and to government protesters in sudan a defying the government imposed state of emergency vehicle parties allied to the government say they're committed to starting talks aimed at ending most four months of demonstrations but it's unclear who the gove

following the situation in thailand thank you very much. a dramatic rescue mission is underway in southern norway crews have been racing to bring cruise ship passengers to safety after their boat was stranded in dangerous water the ship broke down on saturday with over a thousand passengers on board efforts are being told the vessel to land but the ship stranding has already led to harrowing moments for passengers. passengers rushed to shield themselves from sliding furniture and falling ceiling panels as heaving waves tossed the crew ship from side to side some said those waves that smashed chip windows and sent cold sea water gushing in. elsewhere. onboard the mostly british and american travelers could do nothing but sit and wait for their turn to be airlifted to safety. amid winds of nearly ninety kilometers per hour and waves over eight meters high the viking sky sent out a mayday call early on saturday afternoon it had suffered engine failure and was beginning to drift towards the rocky shore fearing the ship would run aground the cre

but thailand's rebel us. it's a bet that carefully calculated acts of resistance might slowly help steer the country towards democracy. they were searching for a sanctuary in australia but instead would have tied for years on a pacific island now one o one aced follows the journey of two refugees as they forge a new life in north america on al-jazeera. al-jazeera explores a prominent figures of the twentieth century and how life already has influence the course of history was the human revolution communist a way feel castro is a feudal eastern not a communist that custer wanted his country che wanted international revolution became a point when the relationship came to an end the icons of revolution who changed the course of latin american politics. and fidel castro face to face on al-jazeera . a nation where corruption is endemic embroiled in a battle to hold the powerful to account. how does this radical transformation occur. i mean if i mean if you look at the shedding light on the romanians pressing for c

this is d w news asia coming up on the program final campaign rallies kick off in thailand as a divided country heads to the ballot box but some claim the vote may be rigged plus. as japan is slammed for its transgender laws we speak to a tokyo based activist who's fighting to keep her marriage status. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia good to have you with us voters in thailand will head to the polls on sunday after five years of military rule a decade ago major street protests divided thailand on the one side where the yellow shirts backing the military and the monarchy on the other side the red shirts they backed the former prime minister who was overthrown in a coup after years of turmoil the army seized power in two thousand and fourteen and its leader is now running against a slate of old and new faces sunday's vote is being framed as a contest between democrats and dictators bastian heartache has been on the campaign trail. at home drawing is something of a political rock star tyler. the son of one of the. country's richest families he set up his own political party a year ag

is making thailand's military. but when. it comes. to the. song my country's slams corruption military control. the power. five years ago when they cut. in the rafters with but the truck with connecting with the public. the general elections five times. since its release in october the songs had close to sixty million views. no you're going to have a young man not up on the number of hits the song got kept us safe from the hands of the government. and will this set an example for others to follow that i can't say but we created a momentum and discussion in thai society we did it and survived. tike and us in the ten member group and what has changed in thailand that has fueled your popularity. thing and i haven't. i think it's about timing. went viral at a time when it could the government the most. they can't improve the situation and people are upset. in twenty four take up to thailand's twelfth military coup the army crackdown on free speech and banned public ground. reporting here at the time i still soldiers swiftly stifle even the slight

that is a big deal here in thailand.sts thailand could get on with things, this political deep—freeze, continue those talks would be a year for instance and also explore the cp tpp, the next tranche of the trans—pacific tpp, the next tranche of the tra ns—pacific partnership tpp, the next tranche of the trans—pacific partnership and maybe become a member of that. earlier, i spoke to an analyst about what impact the election would have on the thai economy. over the last 15 years where we've seen tremendous uncertainty in thai politics, investors have been oblivious to the ups and downs of the political situation. 0ne sector that would certainly benefit from the whole process is the consumer sector which is the recipient of a buttressing of spending by various government measures. most notably, the reinstatement of the rice subsidy is going to have a major impact on consumer spending as we head out to the rest of the year. we are also seeing lavish spending that the selection which would probably help hotels and selection

thailand could be in for turbulent times yet again.hil: police in germany have arrested 11 people in an anti-terrorism raid near the city of frankfurt. 200 police commanders were dispatched to areas of western germany, some arrested have been accused of planning an islamic inspired terrorism attack to kill non-muslims. they had been amassing arms and money to carry out their plan. now in a rare move. the united nations has condoned the iaff to regulate the levels of female athletes. it may be in breach of international rights and standards and backed a challenge by a south african in the court of arbitration for sport. she and other athletes must seek treatment to lower their testosterone levels if they wish to continue competing as women. so we'll get more on this from pablo from d.w. sports. welcome, welcome. so what are these new rules and why are they fighting them? >> at the center of this and we'll get to this, the athletic chiefs have said that women who have testosterone levels above the athletic body's limits for female athlet

kathleen: the election in thailand. we will hear from one of the biggest critics of the military-backed government. keep it right here. this is bloomberg. ♪ thaieen: back now to the election in bangkok, where haslinda amin is with one of the biggest critics of the junta. haslinda? about a: we are talking the founder and leader of a for -- party that has done well in this election, garnering about 5.4 million votes, with 90% of the votes counted so far. votes coming from not just the young voters, first-time voters, but also the pro business elite here in bangkok. good to have you with us. >> thank you. haslinda: what do you make of the performance? >> we are very excited with our performance, first election, one year after the forming of the party. we came up number three in the elections. what are those results saying? >> i think people want to see change. it is obvious that, particularly, the younger generation, enough is enough, i think. that is what our voters are saying. are seeing a delay in the preliminary result

this news coming up on the program keeping controlled thailand's military to maintain its influence over the country. but. the free and fair and. for survivors and. often now the industrial accident in china. behind the country's safety record. by british prime minister welcome to the show it's good to have you with us and has seen nearly five years of military rule and now it looks like the status quo will continue after general elections held on sunday up through all military parties says it's ready to form the next government that means this man former army chief and current prime minister. could carry on as prime minister for the next four years but the vote itself has come under scrutiny opposition parties have criticised the result as have been lection observer groups human rights watch has called reports of. very alarming. he became prime minister thanks to a coup now prime. chan actually looks to have secured a democratic mandate for keeping the job his party which is linked to thailand's powerful military appeared set in a victory soon after partial results were released. we hav

thailand an elected leader for the last five years voting early on election day. is looking to keep his job through the ballot box he became prime minister after the military coup in two thousand and fourteen he's the candidate of the military backed party. going to get him i hope everyone will want india election today to exercise your rights everyone wants democracy therefore everyone should exercise our rights into transparency the opposition party put ty linked to exiled former prime minister talks and she has won every election since two thousand and one in early counting it's neck and neck with falling rocks at uk and a new political party in this election a future forward which targeted young and first time voters is also enjoying stronger than expected results. thailand's oldest political party the democrats which has had a strong base in bangkok suffer disappointing results its leader and former prime minister obviously it away resigned a few hours after the polls closed the military government had a big head start going into election day the constitution

following the elections in thailand thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. the mozambican government says half a million people have been affected by the devastating cycle. more than six hundred people have been confirmed dead after the storm raged across most and beaks them bought way and malawi the true death toll is believed to be much higher efforts are still underway to assist survivors. members of australia and new zealand's indigenous communities have come together in sydney to show solidarity with the victims of last week's gun attacks on two mosques in christ church new zealand has announced it will hold a national remembrance service on march twenty ninth for the fifty people killed in the attack. british prime minister to resign may is coming under fresh pressure over her handling of pranks that media including the sunday times say that may's own cabinet is plotting to oust her a soon as monday while there was little sign of that pressure as may visit at church with her husband this mo

now to thailand, where in just a few hours' time we expect the official results in thailand's first elections ago. sharanjit leyl is in bangkok for us. we will be getting more details when the electoral commission has a press conference in the afternoon local time, but at the moment indications are that the pro— army party has done much better than expected. they got a larger share of the vote than expected, because going into these elections they were seen to be not doing incredibly well, to be a third runner—up, in fact. it was a day that had been promised, and then repeatedly postponed. thais by and large participated keenly, despite an electoral system that tilts the odds heavily in the military government's favour. the man who deposed the last elected government in a coup and has run thailand ever since cast his vote early. general prayuth is bidding to keep hisjob as prime minister, but many younger voters, 7 million of them eligible to vote for the first time, looking for something different. i am happy there is a voting at last, we have been waiting for this election for some time an

and why it's important for thailand i. found an importance that not lost on a new political party launched last year. future forward headed by forty year old billionaire tana torn do not get an heir to an auto parts company he resigned ahead of the polls and put most of his wealth into a blind trust. that's why we think the approach to the election is different we're not trying to say oh you can do polices we are trying to say to change structural change as a whole. future ford says it's an alternative to the entrenched political parties and will cut the military budget messages that ring true with younger voters but most of these young voters live in thailand's urban areas that means the party lacks the support in rural areas that it needs to have for a chance at election victory and most opinion polls show it trailing the other major parties but that's not something deterring some first time voters who want a free and fair election. not an not just an election that led you to make someone to say that ok i become a govern

artists in thailand find creative ways to get around strict censorship laws. how the rain has gone it's affecting china rather more than japan the last it going out of the way as you can see on this satellite picture you're less than was clear skies behind usually means not much of a breeze the air quality can reduce thirty is a max in beijing which is rather warm and in tokyo the hint here of the northerly breeze of even snow showers on the hills in northern honshu so could be warm and will be warm come saturday when the cloud starts to spread northwards again and rain reaches shanghai at the moment the heaviest rains for the south and shanghai is generally speaking anywhere in southern china including in hong kong certainly heading in that general direction taiwan has had a fair amount so far taiwan could get an awful lot more to be honest but you'll notice hong kong is always just on the edge and it's quite a big area it looks very much like early spring rains. beyond that is rather quiet but a southeast asia is with very much in the way of showers as incre

i'm sam is a dan in dar with a look at the headlines here now dizzier millions of people in thailand are heading to the polls in the first election since the two thousand and fourteen military coup the prime minister and opposition leaders are among those who have already cast their ballots critics say the vote isn't truly democratic since the senate is appointed by the military still the incumbent leader is praising the process. today the prime minister has voted like everybody else today in the name of the people one write one vote i hope everyone will vote in the election today to exercise their own right everyone wants democracy therefore everyone should exercise their rights in transparency and the country will be developed by our own hands. the death toll in one of the southern africa's worst natural disasters is continuing to rise more than a week after cycle only days swept across the region more than seven hundred people have died in mozambique zimbabwe and malawi australia is being hit by its second big storm in two days aside clone veronica crosses the northwest coast of p

this is deja vu news a line from berlin thailand waits for results in its first elections since a twenty four thousand military takeover millions of thais cast ballots in a contest pitting the military backed party against allies of the country's populist old guard but there are fears the military has already stacked the political deck in its favor live in bangkok for analysis also coming up. terrifying moments at sea of cruise ship breaks down in dangerous waters off the norwegian coast we'll have an update on the rescue efforts for hundreds stuck on board. and history some may facing a revolt from within her own cabinet reports say the british prime minister could be pushed out amid dissatisfaction at her handling of corrections we'll get the details from our correspondent. i'm michael thanks for joining us initial results are expected shortly in thailand's long delayed general election voter turnout was high estimated eighty percent this man former army chief. has led thailand since a military coup five years ago he wanted voters to keep him on as prime minister promising stability he

thailand is one of the toughest nations in the world to be a political. military rule. of free expression. goes to the polls. meets thailand's rebel. fighting back against the generals desperate battle for democracy.

but thailand's oldest and once governing party, the democrats, had been wiped out in bangkok.ed to resign. and, the pheu thai vote, once by far the largest, had fallen sharply. a mystery compounded when the election commission inexplicably delayed its announcement of the final result until monday. so what are we to make of these preliminary results? many thais will want to know how this pro—military party had done so unexpectedly well, and why the pro—thaksin party, winner of all recent elections performed relatively poorly. but the questions asked about this vote would be whether it would help thailand to move on from the crippling political conflict of the last 12 years. and at this stage it is not easy to see how this flawed and highly manipulated election could do that. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: more than a million people in monglia's capital face what could be the world's worst air pollution. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. very good. applause so proud of both of you. with great regret, the committee have decided that south

but thailand's oldest and once—governing party, the democrats, had been wiped out in bangkok.pheu thai vote, once by far the largest, had fallen sharply. a mystery compounded when the election commission inexplicably delayed its announcement of the final result until monday. so what are we to make of these preliminary results? many thais will want to know how the pro—military party was able to do so unexpectedly well, and why the pro—thaksin party, winner of all recent elections, performed relatively poorly. but the question that was always going to be asked about this vote would be whether it would help thailand to move on from the crippling political conflict of the last 12 years. and, even at this early stage, it is difficult to see how this flawed and highly manipulated election could do that. so lots of questions about this somewhat unexpected result, and to answer some of them, i'm joint by one michael. michael, there's a lot of surprise that the party has done so incredibly well, and now lots of questions about potential irregularities. yes, and i think as the day wears

of thailand is voting in its first elections and symmetric who in two thousand and fourteen the leader of that coup cry you channel child wants to remain this prime minister through the ballot box his biggest challenge may come from poor thai the most prominent anti join to party it's linked to exiled former prime minister thaksin shinawatra he was ousted by the army in two thousand and six as was his sister eight years later when a third group is led by the anti tax in democrat party which argues that it can form a government that neutral is also the future of forward policy charismatic billionaire front man is popular among younger people all voters will decide the make up of the five hundred seat house of representatives of the senate is appointed by the military. florence louis is in taksim chynna wants hometown of chiang mai lives to speak the first is called hyde leahy's in bangkok and so skull first of all that start with how's that looking. to me it's looking quite good quite honestly you know it's still early hours it's only been voting has only been going on for just over two

thailand's main opposition groups have formed a coalition to take on the military backed ruling party that of the party says the coalition will have two hundred fifty five out of five hundred seats in the house of representatives vinyl results of sunday's elections still have not been announced it was thailand's first vote since the militia military that is took over five years ago scott heiler has more from bangkok. tallinn's main opposition party has said that they have formed a coalition with six other parties and something called a democratic front that they have joined together to counter the influence in the control that the military government has here in thailand and they say mainly because the elections on sunday were for the lower house five hundred members of the lower house they say with this coalition they have two hundred fifty five that's gaining control of it the party that's fronted by the military government says that they have a coalition form that they can also control so obviously each party each coalition saying that they will have control we expect unofficial re

thailand's opposition parties join hands and claim a majority in the first election since a military coup five years ago. and we shall carry this is our jazeera live from doha also coming up four children were killed in an air strike on a hospital in yemen. a jury as army chief calls for starting a constitutional process to rule the president unfit for office. tension remains high in gaza after israeli airstrikes and palestinian rocket fire is israel because its military forces along the border. thailand's main opposition groups have formed a coalition following sunday's inclusive election to take on the military backed ruling party that of the new thai party says the coalition will have two hundred fifty five out of five hundred seats in the house of representatives the final results of sunday's elections still haven't been announced it was thailand's first vote since the military took over five years ago scott heiler joins us now from bangkok so the main opposition party they say they have a coalition scott what else can you tell us about. richelle you and they saying that this is

candidate to become prime minister of thailand again and. now i can go on and i will go on and what i want to go on with this is some of the concerns of the voters obviously there are many concerns a lot of people online trying in telling us what they're more more concerned about it's a knife for example on twitter saying breaking human rights watch thing that thailand's jointer has created conditions that obstruct free and fair elections people's right to choose their government are severely undermined do you agree with that statement and what do you make of all the concerns of this election essentially being regs and not being a fair election. well as i was just about to find out. there will be five hundred. lower housed or members aliments elected on sunday and on top of that. an added two hundred fifty will be selected and basically appointed by the gentle leader was pretty good and for you that was the gentle leader and a coup leader and who has a point made himself prime minister over the past near side years is competing as a prime mi

looks to have secured democratic mandate for keeping the chop his party which is linked to thailand's powerful military. victory soon after partial results were released. we have we have indicated the principle is that. the party of parties that have. there are able to assemble the largest number of which should have the opportunity to try for the next government waking up to the news this morning this man said he was happy about a continuation of power but. i think the country is heading in a direction that private as planned he will take care of the economy peace and especially corruption. but others aren't convinced though the electoral system favors the plan patcher out party p p r p if you had expected it to do so well. i was surprised p.p.i. got the most votes. by the looks of the popular votes the p p r p appears to have swayed voters in the country's poor rural north but rights groups are questioning the credibility of the election. there will report about buying the records about your equality is in relation there were reports about intimidation of opposition party members. w

this is the news of live from berlin thailand's pro-military party takes the lead in much anticipated elections vote counting is still underway but partial results give the edge to the party supporting the ruling military regime critics accuse the military of having staff the political deck in its favor for life in bangkok for analysis it's also coming up. terrifying moments at sea of crew shift breaks down into dangerous waters off the norwegian coast will have an update on the rescue efforts for hundreds stuck on board. and is too recent made facing a revolt from within her own cabinet reports say the british prime minister could be pushed out and made dissatisfaction at her handling of. get the details from our correspondent but. i'm michael thanks for joining us early results from thailand's long delayed general election show the country's military party with a lead over its main challenger that's with election officials saying that ninety percent of ballots have now been counted. this man former army chief pride has led thailand since a military coup five years ago he wanted vote

how will that change the political scene in thailand?lected prime minister, yes he will have a very large opposition. i think that is very interesting. party junta's political is unpopular in thailand. it will be ain, bear majority. that means the opposition in the lower house will be immense. that means it will be very difficult to get things passed in parliament. t it willt could be tha be difficult to get things h will, eventually prayut be tired of being the elected prime minister and may resort to another coup. shery: what does it mean for the reforms? the constitutional reforms, i think junta has used this election to stage manage its way into electoral legitimacy. reformsy the junta's will try to allow the military to persist in power. power as an elected prime minister, there will be a chance by the opposition to amend the constitution. they may be successful in making those amendments, which will certainly anger the prime minister and bring a lot of chaos to parliament. does it mean for thailand in the world stage when we have c

that's right you know in the north and northeast of thailand in the past the way these provinces are voted they've been able to determine the government and the lead of the thailand but this election it appears that the support from these provinces is not enough and supporters of events the main party linked to thailand and also seen as the main challenger to. the military backed party will support as they say they are surprised and shocked especially as opinion polls that suggest that it would be in the lead not enough perhaps to form a government on its own but certainly but the chance to form a coalition government now and party leaders of high initial comment suggest that they may not accept the results so readily the secretary general of said while they were waiting for official results he also suggested that well there were irregularities in voting and he mentioned that they would like to check and look at the disqualified and spoiled ballots now according to the election commission there were about five point five percent of votes that were disqualified including over some ove