(VOVworld) - Thailand is likely to hold a new general election on July 20 or July 27, an Election Commission (EC) member said on Wednesday.

Thai "Red Shirts" crowd together in a rally to support Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Photo: AFP)

Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, who is in charge of election management, said the Thai parliament will convene in September and a new government will be formed in October. The EC is scheduled to meet representatives of 70 political parties on April 22 to gather opinions on the new election date. Somchai said that multiple measures will be adopted to secure candidate registration, so there should be no reason for the new election to be nullified as the February 2 election was.