Thailand Prepares For Controversial General Election

BANGKOK, THAILAND - JANUARY 29: Barbed wire is seen as security stands guard outside the Pheu Thai party, Yingluck Shinawatra's political party headquarters on January 29, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.The general elections on February 2nd will take place as the anti-government protesters vow to cause chaos by blocking polling stations. Bangkok Shutdown has been in effect for over two weeks as the anti-government protesters continue to block major intersections. The Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces in an attempt to cope with the on-going political turmoil but so far this decree has had no effect on the mass protests.(Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)