Thai PM sets September deadline to decide on role in politics ahead of election


  • World
  • Tuesday, 14 Aug 2018

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives for a visit near the Kaeng Krachan Dam at Petchaburi province, Thailand, August 8, 2018. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERS

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will announce in September whether he will take part in politics in the run-up to general elections next year, he said on Tuesday.

May next year is the most recent deadline Prayuth's junta has set for an election its critics hope will return Thailand to civilian rule after more than four years of the military government, although it has repeatedly pushed back the timeline.

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