(VOVworld) - Thailand's acting Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and the state Election Commission have agreed to hold new general polls on July 20.

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) and Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul arrive before a meeting with the Election Commission at the Royal Thai Air Force Academy in Bangkok, Apr. 30, 2014. Photo: Reuters

The commission general secretary Puchong Nutrawong confirmed the date with the press on Wednesday. The country’s opposition party has not voiced their opinions on whether to participate in the election or not after they boycotted the February election.