Thailand's election mired in controversy as rival parties each claim upper hand
BANGKOK - Thailand's first election since a 2014 coup was mired in confusion and recriminations Monday after election officials released only partial results.
Two rival parties each claimed the right to form a government, and an exiled former prime minister accused the military government of rigging a vote riddled with irregularities.
What the junta had billed as a return to elected government instead brought more political turmoil to a Southeast Asian kingdom with a long history of weak governments, military takeovers and fitful
