Thailand’s Paetongtarn says party with most votes will lead next govt

BANGKOK, May 14 (Reuters) – The daughter of Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said the biggest vote-winner in Sunday’s election will get to lead the next government, after her Pheu Thai party took a big lead alongside the progressive opposition Move Forward.

Speaking after 50% of eligible votes had been counted, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a prime ministerial candidate for Pheu Thai, also said she was happy for Move Forward. “The voice of the people is most important,” she told reporters. (Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panu Wongcha-um; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)