Opposition candidates lead polls ahead of Bangkok election

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People in the Thai capital Bangkok are voting for a new governor, six years after the military seized control of the office.

Opinion polls suggest independent and opposition candidates are leading the field.

Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall has more.

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