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Sat, 12/14/2013 - 17:00
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Thailand's new EC endorsed in Royal Command

BANGKOK, December 14 (TNA) - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has endorsed, in a Royal Command, the election of Thailand's new five-member Election Commission (EC). EC Secretary General Phuchong Nutrawong told journalists on Friday evening that he was informed by the Senate Secretariat that His Majesty the King has endorsed the new EC, with a ceremony to accept the Royal Command to be held on December 16. Phuchong said the new EC will immediately work out preparations for Thailand's new general election, set on February 2, 2014 in a Royal Decree issued on December 9. Meanwhile, Supachai Somcharoen, who has been elected as Thailand's new EC chairman, has promised that the new election body will perform duty honestly and unity.(TNA)

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