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Thailand votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power

(8 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Bangkok - 8 February 2026 1. Various of polling station and officials before opening 2. Various of voters lining up to register 3. Various of voters in polling booths 4. Voter casting ballots 5. Various of voters registering 6. Voter in polling booth 7. Various of voters casting ballots 8. Voter registering 9. Various of voters in polling booths, casting ballots 10. Wide of voters lining up to register STORYLINE: Voters in Thailand went to the polls Sunday 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. A simple majority of the 500 elected lawmakers selects the next prime minister. Local polls consistently project that no single party will gain a majority, necessitating the formation of a coalition government. Although the progressive People’s Party is seen as favored to win a plurality, its reformist politics aren't shared by its leading rivals, which may freeze it out by joining forces to form a government. The People’s Party, led by Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, is the successor to the Move Forward Party, which won the most House seats in 2023, but was blocked from forming a government by conservative lawmakers and then forced to dissolve. AP Video by Tian Macleod Ji =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...