It may be February, March or April. The exact date of the next election is yet to be confirmed but its main battle line seems to have been drawn: It will generally be a fight for or against military dictatorship.
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha promised earlier, yet again, that the general election should be held in February next year. His words were still ringing in the air when his deputy Wissanu Krea-ngam said late last week he could not tell whether the poll would be postponed to April as things are not yet certain.
Atiya Achakulwisut is a columnist, Bangkok Post.
