Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday he will in June next year announce the date for a general election and the people will go to the polls in November 2018.
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Prayut: General election in 13 months
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday he will in June next year announce the date for a general election and the people will go to the polls in November 2018.
Gen Prayut made the announcement after the weekly cabinet meeting. He also said a meeting of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) acknowledged that the 2017 constitution’s organic law on political parties is now in effect.
Gen Prayut, who is also the NCPO chief, said the council would later consider relaxing the restriction on political activities, but all people are requested to be peaceful during October.
Now that a clear announcement had been made of the timing of the elections, he said, politicians and political parties should maintain peace and order. This would have a direct impact on the relaxation of the political ban.
“I can say that the election date will be announced in June 2018, and the election will be in November. It is clearer now,” he said.
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