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Thai military accused of 'rigged' election by former PM Thaksin

Thailand's election was seen as a referendum on the military. [AFP]

Thailand's military was accused Monday of rigging the country's first election since a 2014 coup, with former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his pro-democracy party complaining of "irregularities" in preliminary results.

The junta is primed to retain its grip on power despite only having a slight edge in the popular vote, after election officials released the first unofficial early results for seats in the lower house.

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