Thailand to hold election in November 2018:PM

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Tue, 10 Oct 2017 - 09:26 GMT

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Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a meeting with local people at Wat Pa Lelai temple in Suphan Buri province, Thailand, September 18, 2017. Picture taken - REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a meeting with local people at Wat Pa Lelai temple in Suphan Buri province, Thailand, September 18, 2017. Picture taken - REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK - 10 Oct 2017: Thailand will hold a general election in November 2018, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, the most precise date he has given yet for the vote since taking power in a 2014 military coup.

Prayuth, head of the ruling junta or National Council for Peace and Order, said the exact election date would be announced in June 2018. The junta has repeatedly delayed elections, citing concerns such as changes to the constitution and security issues.

"Around June we will announce the date for the next election," Prayuth told reporters at Bangkok's Government House.

"In November we will have an election."

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