The protesters rallying at the nearby Victory Monument have been assigned to gather outside the stadium to prevent candidates from entering it, Satit Wongnongtaey said.&nbsp;Applications close on Friday. 
	Meanwhile Issara Somchai, a former Democrat MP and the protest leader at Victory Monument, said those gathered at Victory Monument would end their rally at midnight before marching in opposition to the February 2 election. 
	Somchai Srisuthiyakorn, the Election Commission member in charge of holding the polls, said he did not approve any deployment of riot police at the Keelawes 2 Gym of the stadium, which would be the venue for partylist MP candidacy registration on the first day tomorrow.&nbsp;

	The EC had contacted normal police to be stationed at the site, he said, adding that the government should contact the EC if it was sending personnel to the venue.
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	The EC would have to hold a meeting if there was any development that would force a change of venue, he said.</div>

Protesters to gather at stadium to block poll candidacy registration

The anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee will block the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Din Daeng district, where applications for all election candidates open tomorrow, protest leaders said Sunday.