Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on May 1 reassured that the general election will be definitely held in early 2019. The statement was made amid the anti-junta activists’ warning to stage a large-scale demonstration in May.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut
Chan-ocha. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
It was not the first time the
chief of the Thai military government promised that the election would take
place no later than February 2019. The PM said the election has been postponed
several times due to legal process and the international community would
understand it.
Opposing groups have urged the government to hold the general election this
year. Hundreds of people have flocked to the streets to protest Prime Minister
Prayut Chan-ocha and his government for the vote’s delay, most of whom were
from a group called the Democracy Restoration Group (DRG). The demonstrations
have been strictly monitored by security forces and anti-riot police.
In late April, the DRG said that they would launch a larger and longer
demonstration to call for the termination of the National Council for Peace and
Order (NCPO), headed by Prayut Chan-ocha. The rally is scheduled before May 22,
which will mark the fourth anniversary of the coup overthrowing the government
of former PM Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand
currently has 69 political parties. After the coup in May 2014, all political
activities have been banned in the country. The ban is expected to be lifted in
June when all new political parties are established. Political activities will
only be fully allowed after the organic bill on the election of Members of
Parliament becomes law.
Source: VNA
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