BANGKOK, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has on Monday afternoon reassured the Thai media that the time frame set for 2019 general election will be between Feb. 24 and May 5 next year.

Wissanu also said political restrictions will be soon eased to allow political parties to go ahead with political activities.

He did not spell out the exact date the ban would be eased but both the senators and MP bills are being reviewed by His Majesty the King, who has 90 days to endorse them, or until mid-September.

After they are endorsed, they will be published in the Royal Gazette. The senator law will take effect immediately but the MP law will take effect 90 days after it is published, during which the political ban would be eased.

As soon as the restrictions are lifted, political parties will be allowed to carry out restricted political activities without needing prior approval from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), said Wissanu.

Some of the political activities include the holding of party meetings, carrying primary elections to choose election candidates and splitting of election constituencies, said Wissanu, adding that special political activities will need advance approval from the NCPO before being carried out.

Wissanu also said that political restrictions would be completely revoked within 150 days after the enforcement of the two election laws; the MP election and the senator selection bills.