Landslide Victory For Allies Of Ousted Thai Leader In Exit Polls -- The Telegraph
Opinion polls showed a landslide victory for the Thai opposition party allied to controversial ex-prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
The opposition won Thailand's general election by a landslide on Sunday, exit polls showed, paving the way for Yingluck Shinawatra to become the country's first female prime minister in a victory for a red-shirted political movement.
Television showed Yingluck, younger sister of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, swarmed by flashing cameras and journalists after exit polls showed her Puea Thai (For Thais) party winning a clear majority of the 500 seats in parliament.
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