<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win after trouncing parties allied with the military. Initial results show the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties surging ahead of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha with 99 percent of votes counted.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">However, it was far from certain either will form the next government, with parliamentary rules written by the military after its 2014 coup skewed in its favour.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">According to the rule, the opposition parties will need to strike deals and muster support from multiple camps, including members of a junta-appointed Senate that has sided with military parties and gets to vote on who becomes prime minister and form the next administration.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The election has been described as a turning point for Thailand which has experienced military coups in its recent years.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Mr Prayuth led the last coup in 2014 and sought another term in office.</span></p>