BANGKOK, 20 May 2014 (NNT) – The government proposes a new general election on 3 August 2014 while the Election Commission (EC) says only the government and itself are not enough to set the election date.

Election Commission Somchai Srisuthiyakorn said the government had informed the EC that it allowed for the new general election being delayed if a force majeure event took place.

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