More than 70,000 Thai nationals have registered for advance voting abroad for the May 14 general election, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ruj: Voting overseas will end tomorrow
Ruj Thammongkol, director-general of the Department of Consular Affairs, said the registration for overseas voting began on March 25 and will wrap up tomorrow.
He said 72,779 Thais had registered as of Friday.
This compares to 119,313 who did so before the 2019 general election, with most being based in Australia, China and the United Kingdom. They were followed by Thais who sent their votes from Japan, Germany and Malaysia.
The ministry has issued announcements about the advance registration on numerous channels in a bid to notify eligible Thais in foreign countries to exercise their right to vote.
Those who have trouble registering can contact a Royal Thai Embassy or…
