Thai protesters block poll registration stadium

December 23, 2013 09:59

Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand have surrounded the stadium where candidates were due to register to stand in February's elections.

They say political reform is needed before elections take place. On Sunday, tens of thousands took to the streets of Bangkok, calling on the government to step down. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who called the polls in December try to end the rallies, urged protesters to respect the "democratic system".

The main opposition Democrat Party has said it would boycott February's elections. Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, who was previously a senior Democrat Party politician, said on Sunday: "We disagree with the election. We want the country to be reformed before the election."

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