Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on November 23 that the country's new government may not be formed by the end of the year 2017, despite the fact that the general election will definitely take place next year.
Over the year, Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has repeatedly maintained that the next election will be held in 2017, following the post-coup road map for a return to democracy.
However, Wissanu said “unforeseeable factors” could make it unlikely for a new administration to be formed within 2017. He added that it would take about two months for official election results to be announced after the vote.
After the election results are announced, there will be a process concerning the opening of Parliament to select a new prime minister, he said.
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