Balanced News: Bans, betrayals and stalemates: How Thailand’s old guard could respond to election results

Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party has won preliminary election results, but its proposed reforms may threaten conservative forces that could move to prevent it from governing. Its six-party coalition has a total of 310 seats in parliament’s 500-seat lower house, but analysts say Move Forward faces a daunting task to shore up the remaining 66 votes due to its controversial proposed policies. The coalition must appoint a prime minister that wins 376 parliamentary votes, which is expected in August. Analysts anticipate a variety of outcomes, including the possibility of forced intervention by the country’s powerful military-monarchy alliance.