Senator candidates wait for the election to begin at the Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Center on Saturday morning. (Photo by Chant Katanyu)Almost 2,800 people have been chosen as senator candidates at the provincial level nationwide, to be whittled down to 200 in the final round of cross-elections at the national level. The 2,778 successful candidates at the provincial level on Saturday would proceed to the national level on Thursday. For Bangkok, 74 were picked as Bangkok senator candidates through cross-elections among 10 professional groups. The final round at the national level will take place on Dec 27.

Source: Bangkok Post December 22, 2018 10:29 UTC