Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut Leads in Pivotal Election for Change

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut leads polls as millions of voters cast ballots in an election defined by economic stagnation and calls for democratic reform.Incumbent Anutin Charnvirakul faces a strong challenge from the People's Party while citizens also vote in a referendum to potentially draft a new constitution.Security remains heightened following coordinated bomb attacks at gas stations in the south during a period where tourism has declined by 7.2 percent.