BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday that the coronation ceremony of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun would take place after next year's planned general election to reinstall democracy in Thailand.
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Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a news conference on Dec. 4. (Photo by Hiroshi Kotani)
BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday that the coronation ceremony of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun would take place after next year's planned general election to reinstall democracy in Thailand.