BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's election Sunday is likely to produce a weak unstable government whether it's a civilian or military-backed party that cobbles together a coalition, setting off a new phase of uncertainty in one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The election is Thailand's first since its military toppled an elected government in May 2014.

It was the conservative establishment's third major attempt by either military or legal coup to eradicate the influence of Thaksin Shinawatra, a tycoon who made his fortune in telecommunication and upended Thailand's politics with a populist political revolution nearly two decades ago.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha as army chief led the 2014 coup and is hoping to stay in power with a new political system that limits the power of political parties not aligned with the military.