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Election date not promised
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 30/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha refused to clarify whether the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will step down from power after the February 2019 general election.
Election date needed now
News, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha played first cool but now cute with his four-year-old promise of holding general elections. Since 2015, the prime minister has promised numerous times that a parliamentary election would occur "next year". Most recently, on the anniversary of his coup, he waffled again, stating there will be an election "no earlier than" early next year.
Time to set election date
Editorial, Published on 12/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in almost his every public utterance to the media these days, is at great pains to deny he wants to extend his power.
Confusion reigns over election date
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 17/02/2018
» In a move greeted with fresh scepticism from politicians, the government said on Friday the date for the general election should be decided by June this year.
Set election date at once
News, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2018
» The three years of excuses for delaying a free and fair election have run out. It is no longer credible that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha can claim technical or parliamentary procedures remain in the way. While his all-powerful National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) harshly enforces a ban on political activity, the prime minister himself is seen to be openly canvassing support for his own campaign. The public needs and deserves an election date and an end to restrictions on freedom of speech and public gatherings.
Prayut refuses to set election date
News, Published on 07/02/2018
» The general election will take place after all election-related laws are promulgated, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday after a mobile cabinet meeting in Chanthaburi.
A test of the election date
News, Editorial, Published on 29/10/2018
» The regime claims that it has just discovered that its advertised, "most likely" date for the general election will horrendously clash with another, hugely important event. For some time, the government has been teasing the likelihood for a general election on Feb 24. However, late last week came the "discovery" that tens of thousands young men and women will be busy in the midst of something else that day: University entrance exams, which will be held between Feb 18-23.
Election date won't affect state projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/01/2019
» The government's flagship development initiatives, notably the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), are unlikely to be affected by the general election date, now set at March 24.
Election Commission to announce Rayong by-election date 'soon'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/08/2023
» The Election Commission (EC) will soon announce a date for a by-election in Rayong following the resignation of Move Forward Party (MFP) MP for Rayong, Nakhonchai Khunnarong, yesterday.
Election Commission sets Feb 8 as general election date
Online Reporters, Published on 15/12/2025
» The Election Commission (EC) has officially set the next general election on Feb 8, following the Royal Decree dissolving the House of Representatives that took effect last week.