The originally scheduled November election date was likely to be delayed to early 2019 after the NLA recently passed the organic bill on MP elections. That bill contained a clause delaying its enforcement date by 90 days after it is published in the Royal Gazette. However, he estimated it would take around six months before the new EC can perform their duties, Somchai said. After those new commissioners were officially approved, the current EC members would leave office. The replacement of the EC members was required under the new organic law governing the agency.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 23, 2018 02:58 UTC