Thai voters deliver big win for opposition parties demanding reform

Leader of Move Forward party Pita Limjaroenrat shakes hand with a supporter (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

People in Thailand have voted for change after nine years under a former general who took power in a coup, with the main opposition parties easily beating other contenders in the general election.

The opposition Move Forward Party outperformed even optimistic projections and appeared poised to capture almost all 33 House seats in the capital Bangkok.