BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister has confirmed a general election will be held on February 2, a source from her party said on Tuesday after a meeting at which the election authority had proposed a delay because of unrest in the capital.
"In the meeting today, the prime minister and the Election Commission agreed to proceed with the February 2 election without a postponement," a ruling party legal adviser who attended the meeting told Reuters. The source declined to be named.
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