Thailand will hold a general election to restore civilian rule on March 24, the election commission says.
It will be the country's first election since a 2014 military coup.
"The Election Commission agreed to set the election date for March 24," chairman Ittiporn Boonprakong told reporters.
He added the new date "is appropriate based on different factors, including early ballots and candidate registration."
Political parties will submit lists of parliamentary candidates and up to three candidates for prime minister to the commission between February 4 and 8, he said.
The military junta has pushed back the election several times for various reasons after overthrowing the democratically elected government of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2014.
Under the law, the Election Commission has to endorse winning members of parliament within 60 days of a vote, parliament must convene within 15 days of the results and the King will preside over the opening of parliament.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 66, has been on the throne since shortly after his father died in 2016 following a 70-year reign, but he will be officially crowned at a coronation in May.
