Many Thais queued on Sunday, some for hours, to vote early in parliamentary elec...
BANGKOK - Many Thais queued on Sunday, some for hours, to vote early in parliamentary elections scheduled for March 24, the country’s first since a 2014 military coup.
People who registered to vote on Sunday but do not do so forfeit the chance to participate, under election rules.The contest broadly pits the party of junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led the 2014 coup when he was army chief, against populist parties loyal to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and also parties opposed to extending military dominance in government.
“Prayuth is a good man ... he is straightforward and does good things for the country,” said Nawarat Phuyungwattana, 63, from the southern province of Narathiwat.
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