Thai poll body calls for election delay after new unrest

[World News]

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Thailand's Election Commission on Thursday called for the postponement of key parliamentary polls due to be held on July 20 because of political unrest shaking the kingdom. The appeal came after an attack on an anti-government rally in Bangkok the same day that left three dead. Hours later opposition demonstrators stormed a meeting between the government and vote officials, forcing caretaker Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan and other ministers to flee. It must be postponed,\" Election Commission secretary general Puchong Nutrawong told AFP.

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