Thailand gears up for general election. (Photo Credit – Reuters)
Bangkok [Thailand], May 14 (ANI): As Thailand prepares for elections on Sunday, young voters spearhead ‘earth-shaking’ calls for change in the military-dominated kingdom, reported CNN.
Voting is scheduled to begin at 8 am (01:00 GMT) on Sunday and will conclude at 5 pm (10:00 GMT). About 52 million voters will choose members of a new 500-seat House of Representatives for the next four years.
A total of 500 seats are up for grabs in the lower house of parliament – 400 are constituency seats with the remaining 100 seats distributed proportionately to each party’s overall vote share. Some 70 parties are taking part in the contest.
The “lost generation” of young voters fired up by a yearning for change are keeping alive previously taboo topics, including the military’s…
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