19:00档，记者Tony Cheng。2.37分处字幕错误，THANATHORN不是THANATORN。

With only a few days left to the general elections, campaigning in Thailand is reaching a fever pitch. Many established parties are being challenged by new faces. Despite a five-year ban on political activity, over a hundred parties have registered to be on the ballot. Tony Cheng talks to some of the new kids on the block and tries to find out the impact they'll have on the future of Thai politics.

Last minute canvassing in a local mosque ahead of the general election. But these people's vote won't make any difference to candidate Siwawong Sooktawee. They're Rohingya's exiled from Myanmar, now living illegally in Bangkok. But for his Party, that's precisely why they need representation.

SIWAWONG SOOKTAWEE CANDIDATE, COMMONERS' PARTY "We haven't had rights in Thailand for more than five years, and it's made a lot of us aware that we can't stay in this way anymore."

His party, the Commoners Party, was established 12 months ago, frustrated by 5 years of military rule. Now they walk the back streets and alleys, hoping to represent the voice of the voiceless. And the return to the ballot box in Thailand has lured many new faces into politics.

TONY CHENG BANGKOK "This school is going to be one of the polling station for Sunday's general election and preparations are already well underway. You can see outside they've posted a list of the candidates, 31 in total and this is going to be one of the most hotly contested elections in Thai history."

But will these new parties have any substantial success? A new constitution, pushed through by the military government, has broken up the old political guard.

YUTTHAPORN ISSARACHAI PROFESSOR, SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT UNIVERSITY "Because of the election regulations and the way the government will be formed, it favours medium or small parties, and has motivated a lot of people to form political parties."

One of those new parties is Palang Pracharath. Formed last year, it's clearly got substantial backing from the Thai establishment and in particular the military. Their pick for Prime Minister is General Prayuth, the man who led the coup in 2014. But another new party could get in their way. The Future Forward Party appears to have substantial support amongst young voters with a reform platform and a fresh-faced new leader. They say they're prepared to make compromises, but not at any cost.

THANATORN JUANGROONGRUANGKIT LEADER, FUTURE FORWARD PARTY "If we are going to work with a political party, that party has to accept our proposals, this cannot be compromised."

"So presumably having a PM who was a coup leader wouldn't be acceptable to you?"

"Of course not."

Voters will get their chance to decide who shapes the future of Thai politics, but it's clear that many are keen to move on from the political deadlock of the past. Tony Cheng, CGTN, Bangkok.