Excitement running high as voters turn up in droves at polling stations across the country
People queue to vote early at a polling station in Narathiwat province, Thailand, March 17 2018. Picture: REUTERS/SURAPAN BOONTHANOM
“I finally have a chance to cast my vote as I’ve waited for so long,” said 48-year-old Paka Kaengkhiew as she stood in line in front of Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district office. At 9am Prem Tinsulanonda, the head of the Privy Council — the advisory board to Thai king Maha Vajialongkon — arrived at the school.
More than 51-million Thais are eligible to vote in the official March 24 election, which will be held under a new military-scripted constitution.
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