Prime Minister and Party-List Hopeful Register for Thai Election 23

Political heavyweights in Thailand have begun the process of registering themselves for the position of prime minister, ahead of elections due on the 14th of May. Members from various parties arrived at Bangkok's City Hall to register and find out their assigned party number. Among them - Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha who told people to have faith in his United Thai Nation party. The election is set to be a fierce battle between the Mr Prayut's military-backed party, and the Pheu Thai Party, represented by Mr Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 36-year-old daughter of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.