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What to know about Thailand's election as economic growth slows and nationalism rises
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File - Thailand's Prime Minister and leader of Bhumjaithai Party Anutin Charnvirakul, attends an election campaign, in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 30, 2026. - photo by AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's political parties geared up Friday for their last campaign rallies before voters head to the polls on Sunday for a general election being held against a backdrop of chronically slow economic growth and heightened nationalist sentiment. There also have been accusations of shady financial influence linked to cybercrime and rampant corruption among officials ahead of the election that is likely to be a tight race among three major parties with no outright winner expected. Here is what to know.