Thais flock to early voting in first election since 2014 coup

SUMMARY

Many Thais queued on Sunday, some for hours, to vote early in parliamentary elections scheduled for March 24, the country's first since a 2014 military coup.

By ReutersMar 17, 2019 3:21:36 PM IST (Published)

Soldiers line up for their early vote for the upcoming Thai election at a polling station in Pattani province, Thailand. (REUTERS/Panu Wongcha-um)

People line up for their early vote of the upcoming Thai election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

A woman looks at the candidate list of the upcoming Thai election at a polling station. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

People line up for their early vote for the upcoming Thai election at a polling station. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

People line up for their early vote for the upcoming Thai election. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

People line up to cast their vote at a polling station in Bangkok. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Bangkok. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)