BANGKOK—Thailand’s first general election since a military coup five years ago was thrown into disarray on Monday, March 25, as two opposition parties alleged cheating and the election commission said it could be weeks until the make-up of parliament becomes clear.
Confusion over the outcome of Sunday’s election raised the specter of a protracted struggle to form a government, spoiling hopes of a clear cut result that could have ended 15 years of political turmoil in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
