Higher minimum wage, better welfare and lese majeste reforms on their wish-list
Eligible voters check their names at a polling station in Bang Khen district, Bangkok, in 2019. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul)
First-time voters are eager to make their voices heard at the upcoming general election, despite representing only 1.5% of total voters.
Data from the Office of Registration Administration indicates there are 811,607 new voters out of the total 52,045,889 voters; they make up the smallest group.
They are part of Gen Z, which comprises legitimate voters aged 18-26 years old and accounts for approximately 7,670,354 people, representing about 14.7% of the total voters.
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