The sister of Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former prime minister, has led Thailand's main opposition party to a landslide election victory.
Sunday's vote paves the way for 44-year-old Yingluck Shinawatra, who has never held office, to become this Southeast Asian kingdom's first female prime minister.
With almost all the votes counted, her Pheu Thai party had won a clear majority with 263 seats out of 500, well ahead of the ruling Democrats with 161, according to the Election Commission, which estimated turnout at 74 per cent.
Sunday's vote paves the way for 44-year-old Yingluck Shinawatra, who has never held office, to become this Southeast Asian kingdom's first female prime minister.
With almost all the votes counted, her Pheu Thai party had won a clear majority with 263 seats out of 500, well ahead of the ruling Democrats with 161, according to the Election Commission, which estimated turnout at 74 per cent.
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Speaking on television, Abhisit Vejjajiva, the outgoing prime minister, said: "It is now clear from the election results so far that the Pheu Thai party has won the election, and the Democrat party concedes defeat
