establishment English daily

Covers Bhumjaithai's surprise lead — ~192 seats to the People's Party's 117 and Pheu Thai's 74 — and the coalition arithmetic that keeps Anutin short of a majority, framing the win through the establishment's nationalism-and-stimulus campaign amid the Cambodia border clashes.

“Bhumjaithai leads but falls short of a majority; Anutin holds the upper hand in coalition talks.”