HM King endorses election on Feb 2
HM the King on Monday approved the royal decree to dissolve the House of Representatives and set February 2 as the election date.
The government said Monday it has proposed new national elections be held on February 2 following the announcement in the morning by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra that she was dissolving the House dissolution under pressure from mass anti-government rallies.
Government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi told The AP that the date was proposed during a Cabinet meeting in Bangkok.
The Election Commission must formally approve the date. Jinthong Intarasri, a spokeswoman for commission, said electoral officials will meet with the government in the next few days to discuss it.
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday said it will wait for the royal approval of the House dissolution before setting the election date, the EC’s caretaker commission member Prapun Naigowit said.
