General election to be crucial move in Thai politics next year

Thailand has been under military rule for more than three years under the government led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who overthrew the country's civilian government in 2014.Shortly after the coup, Prayut proposed a roadmap to reform and bring the country back to democracy. The roadmap includes a tentative schedule for an election in 2017, but political circumstances, including an amendment of the Constitution, led to a change in the timeline.To keep the promise, Prayut, in October, announced the general election will be held next year, elaborating that he planned to announce the el…READ FULL ARTICLE