Registration of Party-list candidate may resume Wed after protesters end blockage

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013
Registration of Party-list candidate may resume Wed after protesters end blockage

The Thai-Japanese Stadium is now available for candidate registration venue after anti-government demonstrators ended the blockage.

People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC)'s protesters left the venue after declaring their operation a success. They rallied their since Sunday to show opposition to the February 2 snap  election.
The party-list candidate registration opened on Monday till Friday. The registration that was suspended because of the strikes could then resume tomorrow.
Earlier Election Commission's secretary general Puchong Nutrawong said his office had prepared seven backup venues if the relocation is needed. He said lot drawing to allocate partylist numbers will be conducted by Friday, the last day of the registration.