BANGKOK: (AP) Voters in Thailand went to the polls Sunday (Feb 8) in an early general election seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics.
The battle for support from 53 million registered voters comes against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nationalist sentiment . While more than 50 parties are contesting the polls, only three - the People’s Party, Bhumjaithai, and Pheu Thai - have the nationwide organization and popularity to gain a winning mandate.
