Bangkok governor independent candidate Asawin Kwanmuang, front left, introduces himself during an election campaign in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Residents of the Thai capital Bangkok will cast their ballots for the city’s leader Sunday in a vote seen as a barometer of the public mood ahead of an approaching general election. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Millions of Bangkok voters will elect a new governor in the first major polls since pro-democracy protests rattled Thailand’s capital, with a former minister ousted in the 2014 military coup leading the race.
The poll comes as embattled Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha fights to hold his ruling national coalition together until a general election due within 12 months.
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