Pattaya has installed signboards throughout the area to count down days
until the national election on July 3 and the local election on July 10.
Pratchaya Kerdthong
Pattaya has officially begun counting down the days
until Thailand’s general election, keeping the important polls squarely
on people’s minds with 90 signboards.
The city Public Relations Department installed the
countdown signs in front of Pattaya City Hall and throughout the city
showing the number of days left until the July 3 national vote. The
message is: people should keep the polls in mind and cast their ballots.
Arguably one of the most-important elections the
country has staged in the past two decades, the vote will determine
whether the ruling Democratic Party can retain office or whether the
Pheu Thai Party can return to power.
Chief city spokeswoman Panchita Theerapopaisan said
the 90 countdown signs are also important reminders for people to vote
on July 10 for city council seats in zones 1 and 2. Furthermore, the
Election Coordination Center for the Pattaya City Council members was
opened on the fourth floor of city hall as well.
