On Sunday, July 3, 2011 Thailand to the ballot box. On that day a new parliament will be elected.

The battle between incumbent Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democratic Party and Yingluck Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party appears to be settled in the latter's favor. The sister of deposed and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is miles ahead in the polls.

With this, Thaksin seems to be the smiling third. Pushing his sister forward turned out to be a stroke of genius in a years-long chess game between the red shirts and yellow shirts. Two political currents in Thailand that are literally at each other's lives and have divided the country into two camps.

After July 3, the 500 seats in parliament will have to be divided. The more than 32 million Thai voters will determine who will govern Thailand over the next four years. Will there be a female prime minister in Thailand for the first time? Thailand's 26th general election is more exciting than ever.

This video explains the elections in Thailand.

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