Campaigning has wrapped up for Thailand’s election with the major parties making their final pitch to vast crowds at their final rallies.
Some 52 million Thais are eligible to vote in Sunday’s election, with the opposition parties promising to end the military’s political dominance and even reform the all-powerful monarchy – an issue once seen as taboo.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former army chief who came to power in a 2014 coup and now leads the recently formed United Thai Nation party, made an emotional final plea for votes.
“We must love each other. We are Thailand, we are a family,” he told his supporters.
“If we are not elected, I won’t be standing here … will you miss me if I’m not here? Because I will miss all of you.”
Opinion polls show Pheu Thai, the largest opposition party, is likely to win most seats, as it has in every election since…
