Thai Opposition Loses Bid to Challenge Elections

A Thai court has refused to rule on the legality of the country's recent parliamentary election, dealing a blow to the opposition who said the vote was illegal. The Constitutional Court said Wednesday there were no sufficient grounds to consider the Democrat Party's challenge to the February 2 elections. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pheu Thai Party are virtually assured to have won the vote, thanks to a boycott by the opposition Democrats. However, official...

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