Thailand: Move Forward party organizes victory march through the city

Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) parades through the streets of Bangkok to thank supporters as it claims victory in the country's election.

A massive surge for Move Forward Party (MFP) in Sunday's ballot left it on course to be the biggest party, followed by its rival opposition -- the Pheu Thai movement of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

MFP leader Pita Limjaroenrat said he would seek to build a six-party coalition including Pheu Thai, which said it was ready to join, though negotiations of the details have not yet begun.

MFP and Pheu Thai are expected to take 292 out of 500 seats in the lower house, with the two main army-allied parties mustering just 76 seats in total. With ballots counted from 99 percent of polling stations, MFP on 14.1 million in the popular vote followed by Pheu Thai on 10.8 million. The United Thai Nation party, led by Prayut was a distant third on 4.7 million.