BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Thursday that he is “returning power to the people,” moving to dissolve parliament and clear the way for elections earlier than previously anticipated. Government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat told Reuters the move followed a disagreement with the largest grouping in parliament, the opposition People’s Party. “This happened because we can’t go forward in parliament,” he told Reuters.

A legislative impasse and border fighting force Thailand into an early election under mounting public pressure.

Il premier thailandese, Anutin Charnvirakul, ha dichiarato in serata di “voler restituire il potere al popolo”, segnale ben noto nel Paese che sta a indicare...