The billionaire telecoms mogul was ousted in a 2006 military coup and lives in self-imposed exile. Writing in an opinion piece in The New York Times, Thaksin pointed to myriad voting irregularities and accused the country’s Election Commission of “interfering” with “the work of what are supposed to be independent agencies and institutions.” (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo credit should read LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images) LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty ImagesĬonfusion mounts as Thailand's election results delayed
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha talks to the media after voting at a polling station in Bangkok on Maduring Thailand's general election.