Thailand's Government Rejects Call for Election Postponement

Thailand's government has rejected a request from the election commission to postpone a February poll. In a televised address on Thursday, the country's deputy prime minister said the February 2 general election would go ahead as planned. The French News Agency says the deputy also said an election delay would cause more violence.Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had called for the early vote as a way out of a political crisis. Protesters have been calling for the prime...

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