Preliminary results of Thailand's election

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate, Pita Limjaroenrat, meets with the media members on the day of the general election in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Thailand's opposition Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties won the most seats in Sunday's election, paving the way for a challenge to a military status quo after nearly a decade of government led or backed by the army.

Parliamentary seats are distributed based on 400 open constituency seats and 100 'party-list' seats - or seats won by parties based on their share of national votes.

Below are preliminary results of Sunday's ballot, according to the Election Commission of Thailand, which were updated on Monday with 99% of the vote counted. The tabulation of party-list seats is based on a Reuters tally of voting data from the election commission.

Srettha Thavisin, a local property tycoon and Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate and Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidate, speak to the media, after the polling stations closed, on the day of the general elections in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Move Forward: 151 seats (112 constituency, 39 party-list)

Pheu Thai: 141 seats (112 constituency, 29 party-list)

Bhumjaithai: 71 seats (68 constituency, 3 party-list)

FILE PHOTO: Cut outs of Palang Pracharat party's candidate for prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan, are placed on chairs during a major rally event ahead of the upcoming general election, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Palang Pracharat: 40 seats (39 constituency, 1 party-list)

United Thai Nation: 36 seats (23 constituency, 13 party-list)

Democrat Party: 25 seats (22 constituency, 3 party-list)

United Thai Nation Party (Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party) leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga speaks to the media, after the polling stations closed, on the day of the general elections in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

Chart Thai Pattana: 10 seats (9 constituency, 1 party-list)

Prachachart: 9 seats (7 constituency, 2 party-list)

Thai Sang Thai: 6 seats (5 constituency, 1 part-list)

Pheu Thai Rumapalang: 2 constituency seats

Chart Pattana Kla: 2 seats (1 constituency seats, 1 party-list)

Seri Ruam Thai: 1 party-list seat

New Democrat: 1 party-list seat

Fair Party: 1 party-list seat

New Party: 1 party-list

Party of Thai Counties: 1 party-list seat

Palung Sungkom Mai: 1 party-list seat

Thai Teachers for People: 1 party-list seat

(Compiled by Panarat Thepgumpanat, Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor, Martin Petty)