Anti-government protesters in Thailand are calling for an election boycott ahead of Sunday’s vote.<br /><br />In Bangkok demonstrators have blocked major intersections and flyovers for weeks. <br /><br />Their vow to disrupt Sunday’s vote comes after they closed down polling stations in the capital and the south during advanced voting the weekend before, provoking anger among voters.<br /><br />Head of the election commission, Puchong Nutrawong said polling stations in 49 of Bangkok’s 50 districts were forced shut.<br /><br />Protesters say they want to bring down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, then set up a “people’s council” to establish their own political reform.<br /><br />But Thailand’s embattled government is pushing ahead with the election, despite fears it could end in bloodshed.<br /><br />Soldiers are reportedly on standby in case of fresh clashes.<br /><br />Ten people have been killed and over 500 wounded in politics-related violence in the country since November.
