Thailand's junta says elections in the military-ruled kingdom will likely be delayed until 2016, days after military officials ruled out lifting martial law any time soon.
The admission will cause consternation among the kingdom's international allies who had been pushing for a swift return to democracy following the military's takeover in May.
The Prime Minister had previously said his government hoped to hold fresh polls around October 2015, once the drafting of a new constitution was completed.
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