Officials are preparing for Sunday's parliamentary elections in Thailand after months of massive and sometimes violent anti-government demonstrations.<br/> <br />Poll workers checked ballots and other materials inside the boxes which will be distributed to various polling stations early Sunday morning.<br/> <br />Despite anti-government protests and recommendations from the country's election commission, the government is pushing ahead with the elections.<br/> <br />Opposition leaders have called on supporters to boycott the vote but not interfer with voting<br/> <br />Analysts say Sunday's poll will likely not change the situation.<br/> <br />Extra security forces will be deployed across the country to control any violence.<br/> <br />Ten people have died and at least 577 have been wounded in politically related violence since late November.<br/> <br />No one was injured in the latest incident, a drive-by shooting overnight at an anti-government camp near a polling station.
