Thai Court Rules Snap Election Can Be Delayed

Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that the a snap election scheduled for February 2 can be legally delayed despite a constiutional stipulation that an election be held within 60 days of the dissolution or parliament. The court met in secret Friday before announcing the ruling in the afternoon. The judges ruled that it would be up to caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the Election Commission chairman to agree on a new election date. The opposition had been...

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