More than three years after seizing power in a coup, the head of Thailand's military government today promised elections in November next year.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha told reporters that his government will give the exact election day in mid-2018. <br/><br/>Thailand's military seized power in 2014 and has postponed several deadlines for elections, citing national security concerns and the need to pass new election laws. <br/><br/>The junta has said it needs to reform Thailand's political system to root out money politics, but the reforms are widely seen as an attempt to prevent a comeback by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's political machine. <br/><br/>Thaksin, a populist with strong support in the countryside, was ousted by the military in an earlier 2006 coup but his allies won subsequent elections.<br/>