Thai voters went to the polls for the fourth time in seven years and elected their first-ever female prime minister.
Thailand's first elections since last year's violent protests place it at the crossroads between national reconciliation and further destabilization, a scenario analysts believe could have serious implications beyond its borders.
A roaring cheer went up the moment Yingluck Shinawatra walked out the front door of her Pheu Thai party's election headquarters.
Thais headed to the polls Sunday to vote in a general election that pits the Democrats against the opposition Pheu Thai party in a closely watched contest that analysts hope will put an end to years of unrest.
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