Thailand 's military government said on June 30 it has begun anoverhaul of the electoral system following an announcement by juntaleader General Prayuth Chan-ocha that polls could take place in October2015.
According to Permanent Secretary for DefenceSurasak Kanchanarat, political party reform, decentralisation of powerand "investigations and penalties for those groups that commit electoralfraud" top the military government's agenda.
The Election Commission was expected to talk about obstacles to an election and corruption later on June 30, he said.
Earlier,in his televised speech on June 30, General Prayuth Chan-ocha said thathis government will issue a temporary charter in July and an officialcharter one year later.
Once the temporary charter isissued, an interim cabinet will be installed by September and a reformcouncil will then start work on October, he said, adding that thegeneral election will be organised three months after the officialcharter makes debut.
The military took power on May 22in a bloodless coup following six months of street demonstrations thatcontributed to the ousting of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Acourt had already ordered her to step down after finding her guilty ofabuse of power on May 7.-VNA
According to Permanent Secretary for DefenceSurasak Kanchanarat, political party reform, decentralisation of powerand "investigations and penalties for those groups that commit electoralfraud" top the military government's agenda.
The Election Commission was expected to talk about obstacles to an election and corruption later on June 30, he said.
Earlier,in his televised speech on June 30, General Prayuth Chan-ocha said thathis government will issue a temporary charter in July and an officialcharter one year later.
Once the temporary charter isissued, an interim cabinet will be installed by September and a reformcouncil will then start work on October, he said, adding that thegeneral election will be organised three months after the officialcharter makes debut.
The military took power on May 22in a bloodless coup following six months of street demonstrations thatcontributed to the ousting of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Acourt had already ordered her to step down after finding her guilty ofabuse of power on May 7.-VNA
