Prawit admits election may be delayed if trouble is brewing
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THE GOVERNMENT could delay holding an election if it would cause damage to the country, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said Thursday.
He said the plan to hold the next general election in 2017 remained intact, but he did not rule out factors that could lead to a delay.
“The situation changes by day and by month. If we can hold an election, we will. If an election cannot be held, why should we insist on holding one and then cause damage?” Prawit said.
Prawit, the deputy chief of the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), said he did not presently see any factors that could result in changes to the “road map for a return to democracy”.
