Thai Protesters Try to Block Vote Registration

BANGKOK—Thai antigovernment protesters Monday stepped up their campaign to stop elections by attempting to blockade the registration of candidates for the Feb. 2 vote, although election officials said the protest did little to derail the registration process.
Crowds flocked around the Thai-Japanese Stadium in central Bangkok, where the independent Election Commission scheduled the registration of candidates beginning Monday. The protesters were aiming to prevent candidates from entering the complex and filing their…

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