Huge rallies across the capital ahead of election seen as a generational showdown
Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in her first public appearance since giving birth to her second child, addresses the party’s last major campaign event at Impact Arena on Friday. (Photo: AFP)
Opposing colours, ideologies and songs were on display across Bangkok on Friday as thousands of supporters turned out for the final rallies ahead of an election that is shaping up to be a generational clash.
Sunday’s vote will be a tussle between establishment and army-backed parties such as caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s United Thai Nation (UTN) and a resurgent opposition movement…
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