Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakula's Bumthai Party has won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.
This opened the possibility for a more stable coalition to finally end the period of long-term political instability.
Anutin called the snap election in mid-December, during a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, a move that political analysts said the conservative leader had timed to capitalize on growing nationalism.
This paid off for the prime minister, who took power after Prime Minister Phaetongtarn Shinawatra of the populist Pheu Thai Party was dismissed over a conflict with Cambodia, only to dissolve parliament less than 100 days later.
He said this is a victory for all Thais, regardless of whether they voted or not.
"We must do our best to serve the Thai people at full capacity," he said at the conference, Reuters reported.
According to preliminary results from the Election Commission, with almost 95 percent of polling stations processed, Bhumjaithai won about 192 seats in the 500-seat parliament, while the People's Party won 117 and the once dominant Peu Tai won 74.
There were 53 million registered voters.
Although more than 50 parties participated in the elections, only these three had the appropriate organization at the national level and popularity to be able to obtain a winning mandate.
When Anutin dissolved parliament in December, he said that functional problems and conflicts among rival parties made it impossible to lead a minority government.
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