Thailand’s Opposition Party Forms Coalition
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The official outcome of Thailand’s national election last Sunday will not be announced until May 9. Preliminary results indicate a surprise lead for the ruling military party. However, the country’s main opposition party, Pheu Thai, says that it has formed a 255-strong coalition. The alliance would comprise a majority in the 500-member lower house of parliament and could prevent the military junta from returning to power.
结盟: to form an alliance
掌权: to exercise control
出炉: to appear on stage
推翻: to overturn
明朗: clear; obvious
結盟: to form an alliance
掌權: to exercise control
出爐: to appear on stage
推翻: to overturn
明朗: clear, obvious
泰国七个泛民主派反对政党已组成联盟，有望阻止执政的军政府继续掌权。
最大的反对党为泰党表示，联盟已在500席的下议院中掌握255个席次，过半，成为多数党。
泰国自2014年起，便由军政府执政──当年推动政变的领导人巴育，推翻民选为泰党政府，在接管政权后便成为总理。
目前本次大选的结果仍不明朗，官方正式结果预计5月9日才会出炉。
不过根据泰国选举委员会公布的最新统计，为泰党获137席，而支持总理巴育的人民国家力量党则获97席。
为泰党的总理候选人素达拉对最后结果很有自信。
在最近一场记者会中，她表示：「我们已占多数，取得人民的共识」。
泰國七個泛民主派反對政黨已組成聯盟，有望阻止執政的軍政府繼續掌權。
最大反對黨為泰黨表示，聯盟已在500席的下議院中掌握255席次，過半，成為多數党。
泰國自2014年起，便由軍政府執政──當年推動政變的領導人巴育，推翻民選為泰黨政府，在接管政權後便成為總理。
目前本次大選的結果仍不明朗，官方正式結果預計5月9日才會出爐。
不過根據泰國選舉委員會公布的最新統計，為泰黨獲137席，而支持總理巴育的人民國家力量黨則獲97席。
為泰黨的總理候選人素達拉對最後結果很有自信。
在最近一場記者會中，她表示：「我們已佔多數，取得人民的共識」。
Seven pro-democracy opposition parties have joined hands in an attempt to prevent the ruling military junta from returning to power in Thailand.
The Pheu Thai party, the country’s primary opposition, says that it has formed a 255-strong coalition, which would comprise a majority in the 500-member lower house of parliament.
Thailand has been under military rule since 2014. In that year, coup leader Prayut Chan-o-cha overthrew the ruling Pheu Thai party.
After seizing power, he went on to become prime minister.
The outcome of the current election is still unclear. The official result is scheduled to be declared on May 9.
However, the latest figures released by the Election Commission give Pheu Thai 137 seats. The Palang Pracharat party, which supports Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has 97.
Pheu Thai’s prime ministerial candidate Sudarat Keyuraphan is confident about the final result.
At a recent press conference, she said, “We have obtained the majority and received consensus from the people.”
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