Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra sits in a van as she leaves the Supreme court in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2015. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's junta delayed a general election by at least six months on Tuesday, hours after former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was banned from travelling overseas, raising questions about a promised return to democracy.
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, installed after the military seized power in last May's coup, told reporters that the polls would take place in August 2016 at the earliest to allow for a referendum on the new constitution.
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