Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says the lower house of parliament will be dissolved in September, in an apparent move to end a crippling political crisis.
Vejjajiva announced the time-frame on Thursday after the opposition Red Shirts accepted his reconciliation plan which includes holding early elections on November 14.
Earlier in the day, the ruling Democrat Party held talks in parliament to refine the reconciliation process with the anti-government protesters.
The timing of parliament's dissolution has been a key issue, as the protesters rejected Abhisit's earlier offer to dissolve parliament by the end of the year.
Anti-government protesters have been calling for Abhisit's resignation and snap elections for weeks.
Earlier on Monday, Abhisit announced his five-point roadmap reconciliation plan, including the offer for fresh elections in November, on the condition that all parties accept it and drop their demand for immediate polls.
He also called for immediate freeze of street protests in the Thai capital, Bangkok, as weeks of chaos have badly affected the nation's economy.
Protesters finally signed up to Abhisit's roadmap reconciliation plan to end the political impasse.
However, they demand more details and specific dates of the plans before leaving their protest camp in central Bangkok.
The political standoff has been marred by outbreaks of violence that left 27 dead and more than 1,000 injured last month.
Thousands of troops and riot police have been deployed in Bangkok to enforce a state of emergency since April 7.
Source: PressTV.
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