Anti-government protesters stand near the defaced pictures of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (back L) and Thai Police Major General Wimon Pao-In as they take part in a rally in Bangkok's financial district January 23, 2014. Thailand's Constitutional Court said it would decide on Thursday whether to accept a case against holding the February 2 election that would almost certainly extend the government's shaky grip on power as protesters try to force it from office. REUTERS/Nir Elias
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Thursday deferred a ruling on whether a general election scheduled for February 2 can be postponed, as protesters who say they will boycott the vote kept up pressure on the government to step down.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra declared a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas from Wednesday, hoping to prevent an escalation in the protests now in their third month.
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