Many Thais lined up on Sunday in long queues to vote early in parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14.
More than 2 million Thais had registered for early voting out of 52 million eligible voters who are aged 18 and above, according to the country’s election commission.
“I wish to see change and improvement in management,” said 51-year-old Gosol Pungtaku, one of the 800,000 Bangkok residents who registered for one-day-only early voting in the capital.
Another voter, 34-year-old Siriporn Namphet, said she voted for change.
“Its like having seen what the previous government has done and now hoping for a new administration to take over and govern more effectively,” she told Reuters….