The cabinet has greenlighted both the Bangkok governor election and the Pattaya City mayor and member polls with dates likely set for May 29, according to a source close to the matter.
The weekly cabinet meeting approved on Tuesday the Interior Ministry’s request for the elections to be organised.
Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the Election Commission (EC) was making plans for the polls. He also said he expected they would take place in May.
The EC, which is tasked with enforcing the Elections of Local Administrative Members and Executives Act, will now decide when election candidates will be registered as well as the schedule of the election.
After the dates are confirmed by the EC, they will be acknowledged by the cabinet before being published in…
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