Thailand court voids protest-hit polls, new vote looms

Thai anti-government protesters, including a man wearing a hat reading Reform Before Elections, dance and cheer as they celebrate a ruling by Thailand's Constitution Court to void the Feb 2 general election. - EPA

BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's general election held last month was declared invalid Friday after disruption by opposition protesters, setting the scene for talks between warring political parties about new polls to end months of deadlock.

While the ruling from the Constitutional Court further delays the formation of a new government, it also offers a possible exit from the political stalemate - if the opposition agrees to end its boycott of the ballot box.