The general election will be held in February next year and there will be no further delays, according to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Gen Prawit yesterday said the poll will go ahead after the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that the organic bill on the election of MPs does not violate the 2017 constitution.
He was asked to confirm whether the poll would be delayed beyond February next year if the 150-day time frame for holding the poll as stipulated by the constitution was to be strictly followed.
Gen Prawit said that all involved will try to make sure the poll takes place in February. The government has postponed the date repeatedly.
He said it will be a huge relief for the National Council for Peace and Order if the election roadmap goes as planned, adding that he hoped the election will go smoothly.
Following the charter court's ruling in favour of the bill, the next step is to submit the bill for royal endorsement, which can take up to 90 days.
After the bill is endorsed and published in the Royal Gazette it will take another 90 days to come into effect -- and the charter requires an election to take place within 150 days of that date.
