Pictures: Elephant casts vote for Thai election

Straits Times 22.06.2011 13:44

AN UNLIKELY voter cast its vote for Thailand's upcoming general elections on Tuesday - an elephant.

The elephant, a resident of Ayutthaya province, 70km north of Bangkok, was part of a promotional event for the general election.

Thais will officially go to the polls on July 3.

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