Thai opposition parties takes early election lead in preliminary vote count - poll body

A preliminary vote count by Thailand's election commission showed a big early lead for the main opposition parties on Sunday.

The Pheu Thai party was ahead with 6.45% of eligible votes counted at 1327 GMT, followed by the Move Forward party according to its tally. The commission was expected to announce the preliminary result of the election by 10 p.m. local time (1500 GMT).