Thailand's leader said Sunday that new elections can be considered only after violence and protests by anti-government activists end completely. The comments by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva indicate he will continue to take a tough line against the Red Shirt protesters and will not make a grand gesture of announcing immediate elections to heal the rift, as some had expected. Under Thai law, Abhisit is not obligated to hold new polls until December 2011. «It is now entirely up to me to see when is the most appropriate time to hold the election,» Abhisit said in his weekly television talk show. «At the moment, no one can tell when is the best time. We don't know what will happen next. There are some people still talking about continuing their fight and to hold a protest in June. We will have to see what happens first» before thinking of elections, he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
