BANGKOK: Thailand will hold a general election in 2017 even if a draft constitution does not pass a referendum this year, the prime minister said on Tuesday.
"No matter whether the draft constitution passes the referendum or not, the government will hold the election in 2017 according to our roadmap," Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.
A May 2014 coup ended months of political protests in Bangkok and the military tore up the previous constitution.
The junta had said that a draft constitution needed to be in place before an election could take place and that getting the constitution approved in a referendum was a key part of the junta's "road map to democracy".
A junta-appointed committee is expected to unveil a draft of the constitution on Friday.
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