Thai PM to Discuss Poll Delay With Election Body
(BANGKOK) — Thailand’s prime minister is set to discuss with the
country’s polling body the possibility of postponing a general election
set for Sunday.
Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said Tuesday that the
election should be cancelled due to potential violence ahead of the
vote.
Last week, the Constitutional Court ruled the parliamentary poll can
legally be delayed. But it said the power to do so rests with the prime
minister in consultation with the Election Commission chief.
The caretaker government had said the date was unchangeable.
Already, hundreds of anti-government supporters have surrounded the
location where caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck is scheduled to meet
Election Commission official.
On Sunday, one protester was shot dead in a clash, as protesters
swarmed dozens of polling stations in Thailand to stop advance voting.
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