BANGKOK: Thailand's king opened parliament Friday five years after a 2014 coup, stressing the importance of "national security" and "people's well-being" as the junta moves within striking distance of cementing its grip on power.

Results of the March 24 poll were released almost two months after the vote and showed no clear winner.

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