Following a Cabinet meeting on February 21, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told reporters that he plans to dissolve the House of Representatives in early March to hold the general election in early May. The four-year term of the House can officially run until March 24. According to the Thai Constitution, the Election Commission must hold a general election within 45 days of parliament being dissolved. The prime minister told reporters that the exact date of the election would be determined by the Election Commission. Government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri provided a rough outline of the election timeline, with the results of the election likely to be announced in early July, the new prime minister to be chosen by late July, and a cabinet to be chosen and sworn in by early August. In the interim, the current government will continue to serve as a caretaker government. The caretaker government cannot approve any projects that would be legally binding for the new government aside from projects that are already part of the national budget.
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