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Thai political parties start election candidate registration

All the 35 political parties in Thailand started to register their lists of candidates for the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 2, 2014.
All the 35 political parties in Thailand started to register theirlists of candidates for the upcoming general elections scheduled forFebruary 2, 2014.

Meanwhile, anti-government protesters continued to besiege the registration venue with a view to hindering this process.

From 3 a.m, many political parties arrived at the Thai-JapaneseStadium, six gates of which have been blocked by thousands of protesterssince December 22 night.

According to the ElectionCommission, only nine parties, including the ruling Puea Thai Party,already had their representatives inside the compound of the stadium andcompleted registration while the 26 others had to register at a nearbypolice station.

Candidate registration is scheduled to last until December 27.

Earlier, the opposition Democratic Party (DP) declared to boycott theelection. Protesters requested political reforms to be conducted beforethe event.

The Government of Prime Minister YingluckShinawatra has faced a serious political crisis since demonstrationsstarted in early November to protest a controversial amnesty bill, whichwas said to pave the way for her elder brother, deposed Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra, to return home. The bill was then rejected by theSenate.-VNA
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