The toppled Thai opposition on Thursday called on the government to lift the ban on political activities as the countdown begins for the kingdom’s first election since a 2014 coup.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed two bills on Wednesday that cleared the bureaucratic hurdles to a poll, which has been promised and delayed for years by the government. An election is required to take place by May.
The opposition wants to hold political gatherings, which have been banned since a coup four years ago toppled the Peua Thai government led by Yingluck Shinawatra.
“We demand for the junta to lift the political activities ban as soon as possible,” said Pichai Naripthaphan, a former minister in Yingluck’s…
