Thailand’s general election likely to take place in late 2018
Thailand’s general election is scheduled to take place in late 2018, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon was quoted by the country’s media on April 5 as saying.
Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon. (Source: nationmultimedia.com)
Bangkok (VNA)🧔 – Thailand’s general election is scheduled to take place in late2018, Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon wasquoted by the country’s media on April 5 as saying.
Thailand’spolitical parties will be still under restrictions after the country’s newconstitution takes effect on April 6, he added. Talkingwith the press after a weekly cabinet meeting on April 4, Thai Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-ocha also said that political parties have to wait as orders needto be maintained until the election. However, PM Chan-ocha did not mention thedate of the election. Accordingto a timetable stated in the new constitution, it takes 570 days to draft andapprove new laws. Therefore, Thailand cannot hold the general election until November2018.-VNA
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Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon. (Source: nationmultimedia.com) 
