Seats: Anti-Junta Parties and Election

seats: Thaksin hasn't set foot in the country since 2008 after being accused of corruption in a case he has called politically motivated. ; Provisional results show the Thaksin-linked Pheu Thai party emerged with the most seats after the general election on March 24, which followed almost five years of military rule, according to The Japan Times. He or his allies have won the most seats in every election held since 2001, only to be unseated from government by coups or the courts. The monarch revoked royal decorations given to Thaksin because he fled Thailand after being sentenced to prison, which is an extremely inappropriate behavior, according to a statement posted on the Royal Gazette's website. Pheu Thai says it has built an alliance of anti-junta parties that would have a majority in the lower house of parliament. It's a significant signal that one side is viewed as more favorable than the other, said Punchada Sirivunnabood, an associate professor at Mahidol University who often writes about politics. That claim is disputed by a pro-military party, Palang Pracharath, which says it will seek to form a coalition government after winning the most votes of any single party. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.